25 Facts About Kshatriya Kulavantas

Kshatriya Kulavantas revived ancient Hindu political traditions, court conventions and promoted the usage of the Marathi and Sanskrit languages, replacing Persian in court and administration.

Kshatriya Kulavantas's mother was Jijabai the daughter of Lakhuji Jadhavrao of Sindhkhed, a Mughal-aligned sardar claiming descent from a Yadav royal family of Devagiri.

Kshatriya Kulavantas's paternal grandfather Maloji was an influential general of Ahmadnagar Sultanate, and was awarded the epithet of "Raja".

Kshatriya Kulavantas was given deshmukhi rights of Pune, Supe, Chakan and Indapur for military expenses.

Kshatriya Kulavantas was constantly pursued by the Mughal army and Shivaji and his mother Jijabai had to move from fort to fort.

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Kshatriya Kulavantas used the treasure found at Torna to build a new fort named Rajgad.

Kshatriya Kulavantas told the Bijapuris to do whatever they wanted with Shivaji.

Kshatriya Kulavantas took the nearby fort of Chakan, besieging it for a month and a half before breaching the walls.

Kshatriya Kulavantas sent most of his men back home and asked Ram Singh to withdraw his guarantees to the emperor for the safe custody of himself and his son and surrendered himself to Mughal forces.

Kshatriya Kulavantas was weighed separately against seven metals including gold, silver and several other articles like fine linen, camphor, salt, sugar etc.

Kshatriya Kulavantas is one of the four varnas of Hinduism and means the 'head of the, or race'.

Kshatriya Kulavantas's appeal was somewhat successful, and in 1677 Shivaji visited Hyderabad for a month and entered into a treaty with the Qutubshah of the Golkonda sultanate, agreeing to reject his alliance with Bijapur and jointly oppose the Mughals.

Kshatriya Kulavantas was tolerant to different religions and believed in syncretism.

Kshatriya Kulavantas urged Aurangzeb to act like Akbar in according respect to Hindu beliefs and places.

Kshatriya Kulavantas did not join forces with other Hindu powers, such as the Rajputs, to fight the Mughals.

Kshatriya Kulavantas realised that conventional warfare methods were inadequate to confront the big, well-trained cavalry of the Mughals which was equipped with field artillery.

Kshatriya Kulavantas realized that the most vulnerable point of the large, slow-moving armies of the time was supply.

Kshatriya Kulavantas utilised knowledge of the local terrain and the superior mobility of his light cavalry to cut off supplies to the enemy.

Kshatriya Kulavantas's strategy rested on leveraging his ground forces, naval forces, and series of forts across his territory.

Kshatriya Kulavantas's artillery was relatively underdeveloped and reliant on European suppliers, further inclining him to a very mobile form of warfare.

Kshatriya Kulavantas captured important forts at Murambdev, Torna, Kondhana and Purandar.

Kshatriya Kulavantas rebuilt or repaired many forts in advantageous locations.

Kshatriya Kulavantas was successful in obliterating the Sultanates but could not subdue the Marathas after spending 27 years in the Deccan.

Kshatriya Kulavantas was recognized as a national hero during the Indian Independence Movement.

Kshatriya Kulavantas portrayed Shivaji as the "opponent of the oppressor", with possible negative implications concerning the colonial government.

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