Jijabai

Jijabai Shahaji Bhosale (née Jadhav; 12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674[2]), referred to as Rajmata Jijabai or Jijau, was the mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha Empire. She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of Sindkhed Raja.

Rajmata Jijabai Bhosle
Rajmata of the Maratha Empire
A statue of Jijabai and young Shivaji Maharaj
Rajmata of the Maratha Empire
Reign1645-1674
BornJijabai Jadhav
(1598-01-12)12 January 1598
Jijau Mahal, Sindkhed Raja, Ahmadnagar Sultanate (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Died(1674-06-17)17 June 1674
Pachad, Maratha Empire (present-day Maharashtra, India)
SpouseShahaji
Issue
Shivaji
HouseSeuna Yadav (by birth)[1]
Bhonsle (by marriage)
FatherLakhuji Jadhav
MotherMahalasabai Jadhav
ReligionHinduism

History

Jijabai was born on 12 January 1598, as the daughter of Lakhuji Jadhav of Deulgaon, near Sindkhed, in present-day Buldhana district of Maharastra. Her mother's name was Mahalasabai. Lakhojiraje Jadhav was a Yadava, traditionally the rules of Devgiri.[3] Jijabai was married at an early age to Shahaji Bhosle, son of Maloji Bhosle of Verul village, a military commander serving under the Nizam Shahi sultans.

Jijabai died on 17 June 1674.

Cultural legacy
Jijabai on a 1999 stamp of India
  • Today especially in Maharashtra, she is regarded as an ideal mother. Her upbringing of Shivaji is a subject of folklore.
  • The 2011 film Rajmata Jijau is a biography of Jijabai.

See also

References
  1. Reddy (November 2005). General Studies History 4 Upsc. p. B.50. ISBN 9780070604476.
  2. GHUGARE, GANESH JANARDAN (2017). IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES OF CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI ON THE BATTLE GROUND A STUDY. Chapter 3. Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibarewala University. p. 47. hdl:10603/193985.
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