Question

What did Shivaji Maharaj tell the Deshmukh of Rohida?
A) Visit every village
B) Shift people to the safe place down the ghats
C) Strictly told him not to delay even for a moment
D) All of these

Answer 1

Hint: Shivaji Bhosale I, commonly known as Chhatrapati Shivaji, was an Indian monarch and a member of the Maratha Bhonsle clan. The Maratha Empire was founded when Shivaji carved out an enclave from the fading Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur. At Raigad in 1674, he was formally crowned Chhatrapati (emperor) of his domain.

Complete answer:
Shivaji was born on March 1, 1630, at the hill fort of Shivneri, which corresponds to February 19, 1630, in the Julian calendar used by English traders in India at the time. His father Shahaji and mother Jijabai both served the Ahmednagar Sultanate in military and administrative roles at the time of his birth.

- In his effort to build the Swaraj, Shivaji Maharaj was continually up against his foes. Such hostile assaults also caused a great deal of suffering among his subjects.
- Maharaj took great care to protect his ryot throughout this time (people).
- During Shaistakhan's campaign, he had issued a strong warning to the Rohida valley's Deshmukh to visit every village and relocate residents to a safe location down the ghat.
- He also warned him that if he did not comply, the Mughals would kidnap the people, and it would be considered his fault.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: After 1636, Shahaji was deputed to the southern Deccan as a servant of Bijapur, and he did not see Shivaji for several years. Shivaji and his mother remained in Pune, in northern Deccan, where the family's jagir was ruled in Shivaji's name by Shahaji's lieutenant Dadoji Kondadeo. Shivaji began operating independently of the Bijapur administration as a teenager, despite Shahaji and Dadoji's advice.