Jijabai facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rajmata Jijabai |
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A statue of Jijabai and young Shivaji Raje on Shivneri fort.
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| Rajmata of the Maratha Empire | |
| Reign | 1645-17 June 1674 |
| Born | Jijabai Jadhav Rao 12 January 1598 Jijau Mahal, Sindkhed Raja, Ahmadnagar Sultanate (present-day Buldhana District, Maharashtra, India) |
| Died | 17 June 1674 (aged 76) Pachad, Maratha Empire (present-day Raigad District, Maharashtra, India) |
| Spouse | Shahaji (m.1605 - 1664) |
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| House | Jadhav (by birth) Bhonsle (by marriage) |
| Father | Lakhuji Rao Jadhav |
| Mother | Mahalsabai Jadhav |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Jijabai (or Bhonsale, Bhosale, Bhosle) or Jadhav (12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674), referred to as Rajmata, Rastramata, Jijabai, Jijamata or Jijau, was the mother of Chattrapati Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire. She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of Sindkhed Raja.
Early life
Jijabai was born on 12 January 1598, to Mhalasabai Jadhav and Lakhuji Jadhav at Sindkhed Raja in present-day Buldhana district of Maharastra. Jijabai was married at an early age to Shahaji Bhosle, son of Maloji Bhosle of Verul village, a military commander serving under the Nizam.
Death
She died on 17 June 1674 at Pachad village near Raigad Fort. This was only eleven days after the coronation of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
See also
- List of Maratha dynasties and states
- Maratha clan system
- Bhosale
- Maratha Kranti Morcha
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