Author: Takakhav, Nilkant Sadashiv [1886 - 19??] & Keluskar, K.A.
Title: The Life of Shivaji Maharaj : Founder of the Maratha Empire
Description: Bombay, Manoranjan Press, 1921. orig.cloth. 21x15cm, x,643,(2) pp, Library bookplate & removed card pocket to front & rear fixed flyleaves. Rubberstamps to title-page and o. 2 Portraits. Rubbed. Spine & cover faded. Spine edges heavily rubbed. Good. ¶ Binding corner bumps. A life of Raja Shivaji [1627 - 1680]. Adapted from the original Marathi work written by K.A. Keluskar. Lettered on cover: " The memorial edition". Contents: Ancestry; The Career of Shivaji; The Education of Shivaji; The Preparation for Swarajya; The beginnings of Swarajya; Develpment of Swarajya;ShivajiEntrapped; Relations with the Moguls; The Capture of Javli & Other Events; The Tragedie of Afzul Khan; Adilshahi Nobles Discomfited; The Bijapur Government on Knees; Reunion of Father and Son; Sea Power; The Campain of Shaista Khan; The Sack of Surat and Barselor; The Invasion of Raia Jay Singh; Shivaji at the Mogul Court; Reconquests; Renewed Campaign against the Moguls; Bijapur Wars Renewed; The Crowning of Shivaji; The Wheels of Governement; Renewed Wars with Bijapur and the Moguls; The Karnatic Campaign; The Final Campaigns; The English and the Abyssinians; With Saint and Seer; The End; Appendix to Chapter XXX : Shivaji's Wives and Daughter; Shivaji's Fortunes and Possessions; Character; Appendixes.

Keywords: Maratha Empire, Raja Shivaji, Maharashtra, India South Asia, Political History, Biography, , ,