Birth of shivaji

Birth of Shivaji : Those were very

unsettled days. Shahjahan from the

North had despatched a big army to

conquer the Deccan. Pune, the principal

town of Shahaji Raje’s Jagir was burned

to the ground by Adilshah of Bijapur.

Shahaji Raje was in real trouble. He

found himself between the devil and the

deep sea, and was constantly on the run.

Jijabai was pregnant and the great

question which worried Shahaji Raje was

 4. Shivaji’s Childhood

some place where she could remain in

safety and peace. Then he remembered

the Shivneri fort and decided to send

Jijabai there. Shivneri was a strong fort

near Junnar in Pune district. It had steep

cliffs on four sides, strong fortifications

and massive doors. This strong fort was

then in charge of Vijayraj, a relative of the

Bhonsales. He agreed to give protection

to Jijabai. So Shahaji Raje left her there

and marched against the MoghulsAnd then the golden day dawned.                                  The birth place of shivaji

On the auspicious day of Phalgun Vadya

Tritiya, in the year 1551 of the Shaka era,

that is, on 19 February 1630, to the sound

of pipes and drums playing in the ‘Nagar

Khana’, Jijabai gave birth to a son. All

the residents of the fort were overjoyed.

On the twelfth day, with appropriate

ceremony, the child was named ‘Shivaji’

as the child was born on Fort Shivneri