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Who was the son of Shivaji.
a. Sahu.
b. Sambhaji.
c. Narayan Rao.
d. Madhav Rao.

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Hint: Shivaji is the king ruler and the son of Shahaji Bhosale. Shahaji Bhosale was a military leader and served the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the 17th century. Shahaji Bhosale has three sons and Shivaji Bhosale has two sons.

Complete answer:
It is asked in the problem that what is the name of the son of Shivaji and we need to name it from the given options.
Shahaji Bhosale was the military leader in the army of the sultanate of Ahmedabad. The sons of Shahaji Bhosale included Shivaji Bhosale, Sambhaji Bhosale, and Ekoji. At the time of Shivaji’s birth, Shahaji Bhosale was a general in the court of Nizam Shah. The eldest brother was Shahaji Bhosale killed by Afzal khan when attacked on Kanakgiri. Shivaji was made emperor at Raigad fort in 1674. Marathas won many battles under the command of Shivaji Bhosale. Shivaji had two sons namely Sambhaji and Rajaram I. The successor of Shivaji was Sambhaji Bhosale after getting ill Shivaji died at the age of 52. After their father’s death, Sambhaji ruled for nine years and tried very hard to establish Swaraj but failed and died in1689.
The son of Shivaji is Sambhaji. Shivaji was the son of Shahaji and Jijabai. Shivaji’s elder brother was Shambhaji Bhosale and he was killed by the Mughals. Shivaji had two sons and six daughters namely Ambikabai Mahadik, Ranubai Jadhav, Rajkunvarbai Shirke, Deepabai, Sakhubai Nimbalkar, Kamlabai Palkar.
So, the correct answer is Option B.

Note The Marathas gave India great kings and leaders who fought for the Swaraj. The meaning of Swaraj is complete independence from foreign rulers. The Marathas fought most of the battles with the Mughal emperor as the Mughal emperor was rising and the Marathas tried to stop them from invading India.

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