We wanted to kick Islamic supremacists out of India or defeat them right in India, and the man who inspired us to do that was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. 🚩🇮🇳💪
Take it from an Indian, this was a well balanced and impartial view of Maratha history that presents multiple points of view. Kudos for such a nice production and impeccable research. Also, its Bee-jaa-poor :p
India today is Hindu nation only because of this single man, Chhatrapati Shivaji. Under his 2 sons(Chhatrapati Sambhaji, Chhatrapati Rajaram), the Mughal power was destroyed in the 27-year long Maratha-Mughal war. Chhatrapati Sambhaji fought the initial ~14 years in the 27 year long battle but Mughal emperor Aurangzeb subjected him to tremendous torture and eventually had him killed for rejecting islam. Bajirao Peshwa I, the general of Marathas and his brother Chimmaji Appa, after the demise of Mughal power after Maratha-Mughal war, continued on the Chhatrapati Shivaji's legacy.
Indian Forts are kind of ornate for a military complex, and the green of the forest overgrowth make them very beautiful. Would love to see them up close. Also the "Sigiriya rock" in Sri Lanka, though standing in it's foreboding shadow may be unnerving.
Excellent Video !!! Very Informative.. there is no doubt that Mughal rule in India faced stiff resistance at different periods from the great RAJPUT warriors, fierce AHOMS warriors from Assam & from Punjab the brave SIKHS warriors... Rightly did the great Hindi Poet Bhushana, who forsook the royal favours of the Mughal court to come over to Shivaji to record his glories, he sang :-“काशी की कला जाती, मथुरा की मसजीद बनती, अगर शिवाजी ना होते तो सबकी सुन्नत होती.” meaning : (Had not there been Shivaji, Kashi would have lost its culture,Mathura would have been turned into a mosque and all would have been circumcised.) If not for Shivaji and the Marathas, there would have existed a continuous Islamic belt from Morocco to Indonesia. What addition of 1 billion more adherents to Islam would have done to the world power balance or what would have happened to Indian legacy like yoga, ayurveda, music, art and philosophy, is not difficult to guess…. It is worthwhile examining the 'what if' of Indias history, Aurengzeb, Akbars great great grandson, had embarked on the 'Islamisation' of India. The Marathas, inspired by Shivaji, fought Aurengzeb and saved India from following the fate of Persia. The proof of Maratha victory lies in the fact that Aurengzeb lies buried, not in Lahore /Delhi or Agra , but near Aurangabad in good old Maharashtra... Indian history before Shivaji's advent reads like a chronicle of military disasters. Shivaji changed all that. He used Guerilla Tactics very effectively. Shivaji, as a great warrior & visionary laid a strong and solid foundation that after his death in 1680, there was a series of battles fought between Marathas and Mughals from 1681 to 1707 known as 'War of 27 years' and ended with the death of Aurangzeb in 1707. The Marathas eventually emerged victorious and consolidated their lost territories. This was further expanded by the Peshwas. The Maratha empire reached its peak in summer of 1758 with the conquest of Attock, which is banks of Indus river in Pakistan today. Its eastern frontier was today’s Orissa, being ruled by Raghuji Bhosale of Nagpur. Maratha armies had also reached upto Murshidabad, but then retreated and settled for tribute from Bengal and control of Orissa. To the south, in 1758, territories upto the fort of Gurramkonda in Kadappah district were held. Also, Tanjore (Thanjavur) was under Marathas, but that was a different line. In 1761, the PANIPAT war was lost to the Afghans but Marathas RECOVERED quickly like phoenix bird within 10 years and brought the whole of North Indian again under their control during the 1770's under leadership of Madhavrao Peshwa.. Eventually, the Marathas grew stronger and fought the British in three Anglo-Maratha Wars (1775-82, 1803-05, 1817-18), In the First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782) The Marathas emerged Victorious. A Vijay Stambh (Victory Pillar) erected to commemorate Maratha victory over British is located at Vadgaon/Wadgaon Maval, close to the city of Pune. The 2nd and 3rd were subsequently lost and British established themselves. (By the way, just for your G.K, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is also considered as the 'Father of the Indian Navy'.) Jai HIND !!! VANDE MATARAAM !! VANDE MATARAAM !! VANDE MATARAAM !!
Chandragupta Maurya, Chandragupta Vikramaditya, Shandagupta, Shivaji , Ranjit Singh, these all were great warriors of India. We must be proud of them .We need more of them in our text books.
Additional Notes: 1.There are solid arguments to support the alternative at 3:10 to be true as Afzal Khan had previously struck down Raja Kasturi Ranga , commander of a southern stronghold, after inviting him for a truce. 2. Afzal Khan was another name for terror during those times. He went under the Title-"Deendaar Butshikan Deendaar Kufrashikan" [Servant of religion - demolisher of the idols - servant of religion - destroyer of the Kaafirs]
As an Indian and Maharadhtran I am happy to see such representation of our regional heroes. My only constructive criticism is that the damn English language makes it difficult to speak Eastern languages
@@saubhagtrasy it's doesn't matter early Maratha kingdom dominace of 96 kuli but later peshwa period No dominance of 96 kuli Peshwa belong to Brahmin caste Holkars belong to Dhangar caste Scindia belong to kunbi caste In Maratha empire it's doesn't matter who is Kshatriya who is not
Good Video similar to previous one on Maratha Empire . Few additional information which could have been included : Maratha Navy (मराठयचे आरमर )- King Shivaji also formed Maratha under leadership of Father and son Kanhoji and Tulaji Aangre. Titled as (दरया सारंग )Darya Sarang =Admiral/ Head of Navy . Maratha Navy had 2 types of ships dedicated to warfare Gurab (गुराब) And Galbat (गलबत). Maratha Navy commanded sea forts like Sindhudurg (सिन्धुदुर्ग ),VijayDurg (विजय दुर्ग) etc. Maratha Navy successfully thwarted raids from Siddhi of janjira (Ethiopian black origin, Sunni Muslim slave trader ) and Portuguese Empire. People from Cost of Konkan are usually of Fair skin complexion were sold from ottoman empire to Sultanat of Janjibar. Maratha Navy fought it's last battle against British east company and Forces of Peshawa (Prime Minister of Maratha Empire) under leadership of Tulaji Aangre. Maratha Navy also arguably briefly controlled Andaman islands. After King Rajendra chola who conquered Malaya, Sumatra shivaji was only Indian king who raised professional large scale navy dedicated for sea warfare. Incident with Afzal khan General of Bijapur Aadilshahi Sultanat: Before this incident Genral Afzal khan in similar way by treachery killed eldest son of Shahaji Bhosale (Elder brother of shivaji). Afzal khan this modus operandi was quite famous hence shiwaji came prepared.
Woahhh man this was most impartial video about Shivaji Maharaj i have every saw on internet kudos man and awesome work man love from Maharashtra the birthplace of Shivaji Maharaj
Wow brother....i am mesmerized by the great research you have done there , your versions are actually more researched than versions of some "eminent" historians. God bless you.
Marathas are the descendents of rashtrakootas..one of the earliest kingdoms in India, who built kailasa temple complex..also they along with gurjara prathiharas kept Arabs out of Indian subcontinent for close to 400 years..rajaputras are huns who came to India after Gupta period and became indianized to become agnikula kshatriyas by forcing Brahmanas to accept them as ruling class..and that's the same reason why rajaputras became friends with mughals easily(though some fought bravely)..
The history and achievements of the Kannada dynasty of Rastrakootas are very closely repeated after a gap of several centuries by the Marathas Earlier to the rastrakootas there was another great Kannada empire Chalukya empire from Badami with king pulikeshi II (610 to 649 AD)of the Chalukya empire was the master of a large territory encompassing areas between Narmada river to Kaveri rivers after inflicting a humiliating defeat on the Northern king Harshavardhana The term Maharashtra arises here when he divided his huge kingdom into large provinces called Maharastras The Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited Pulakeshin's kingdom in 641-642 CE.He calls the Chalukya kingdom "Mo-ho-la-cha" (the Chinese transcription of "Maharashtra"), and corroborates Pulakeshin's success against Harsha The Deccan plateau is called high Land in Dravidian languages Karu Nadu Karu meaning high and Nadu meaning province or Karnad later Karnataka The Sanskrit version of Karu Nadu is maha rastra maha meaning high and rastra Today the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka occupy a large part of the Deccan plateau of India The Karnataka link to Maharashtra is very much there
The history and achievements of the Kannada dynasty of Rastrakootas are very closely repeated after a gap of several centuries by the Marathas Earlier to the rastrakootas there was another great Kannada empire Chalukya empire from Badami with king pulikeshi II (610 to 649 AD)of the Chalukya empire was the master of a large territory encompassing areas between Narmada river to Kaveri rivers after inflicting a humiliating defeat on the Northern king Harshavardhana The term Maharashtra arises here when he divided his huge kingdom into large provinces called Maharastras The Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited Pulakeshin's kingdom in 641-642 CE.He calls the Chalukya kingdom "Mo-ho-la-cha" (the Chinese transcription of "Maharashtra"), and corroborates Pulakeshin's success against Harsha The Deccan plateau is called high Land in Dravidian languages Karu Nadu Karu meaning high and Nadu meaning province or Karnad later Karnataka The Sanskrit version of Karu Nadu is maha rastra maha meaning high and rastra Today the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka occupy a large part of the Deccan plateau of India The Karnataka link to Maharashtra is very much there
I love your Vids Epimetheus, especially History not taught or talked about much. I believe History isn't about dates but more like you present it. However, some dates when major events were happening in your videos would be nice. Keep up the good work!
Since you asked for feedback on the biographical style of video: I generally like the video, and I appreciate the accuracy. However, I think a biographical style needs more of a narrative to it. Your dry, strictly factual approach works well for empires, but a historic figure had a story, a perspective, a personality. We relate to real people differently than we do an empire. Using a narrative/storytelling elements, injecting a little bit of their personality, sharing their perspective, all of these are ways to make a biography more engaging and relatable. The RUclips channel "Extra Credits" does a great job of making their "Extra History" videos engaging and relatable by using storytelling and injections of personality. However, they take the embellishments way too far, so they're like the "based on a true story" version of history. I don't want your videos to turn into wild speculation like Extra History. I like how straightforward your videos are. I just think there could be a little more color. For example, your dry, matter-of-fact description of his escape in baskets was a missed opportunity. That event was just begging for some narrative tension, building anticipation in the viewer. Your verbal delivery was also dry, when it could have been helping to build the excitement. You mentioned in the beginning that his mother taught him to be a devout Hindu. Perhaps you could reference her again later, and give some insight into how that may have impacted his actions later on in life. I would have also liked to hear more about what his contemporaries had to say about him, though given with a caveat/grain of salt if they're enemies.
I'd suggest changing the title to "Chhatrapati Shivaji, founder of the Mahratha Empire" or something like that. It'd be more attractive for people who never heard before of him.
Another issue that I have is that u said Shivaji was a shudra but his family on both sides were Maratha Sardars who were worried.His mother for was from the prominent Jadhav family and his father a from the well know though not as prominent Bhosale family of worriors
Sterling video, brother. I really like it when you mention who someone is you give a quick reference and run down on them. Laymanising is a real skill and you are an information condensing machinegun, thank you.
Sahyadri mountain ranges are extremely beautiful And they're part of the big terrain called as western ghats It's one of the eight hottest biodiversity hotspots in the whole world 😄
wow love from "Bharat varsh" ( india ) , but their are few mistakes in your research , you also missed to take name of two very very very important person :- 1) Shivajis mother =JeejAae ( yes you mentioned her but not her name ) and 2) Samarth Guru Ramdas other wise very very very good video . Love from "Bharat varsh"
because they only know the Greek translation , names are proper noun Bharat varsh should be Bharat varsh not India . where India is Greek translation OF Sindh , i have seen lot of difference in Greek translation like Yusuf becomes Josef ,Yeshu is Jesus etc
Seeing how you deliver information, Id appreciate it if you could make a video on the Sikh Empire. Theres not much material on it though it was the last indian empire before complete British East India control. Thanks for another great video!
shawn redfield no, sikhs and bharatpur jats are completely different and did not form any type of alliances. maratha women were saved by bharatpur jats.
Extremely nice. Do make a video on 27 years war of Independence. Mughal against maratha. Show the world how Marathas won the War become a superpower of India.
Epimetheus - I have not seen many videos??? I still enjoy the art works... Maybe in Centuries to come... You works of art will be reviewed as The Van Go of RUclips.. LOL TY
Through the ages, India's history resonates with tales of valor, spiritual enlightenment, and contributions to science and arts, shaping a legacy that continues to inspire awe and admiration.
You are like the only person I know to have covered a pretty remarkable history on this deeply respected and loved Indian ruler. Thanks a lot, it's really appreciated.
If you look closely. First Hokage's story is similar to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Both established Konoha and Swarajya. Both had Will of Fire. Both Konoha and Swarajya were established by combining all clans into one Nation. Both opted for peace. Both fought wars all their lives. Both Lost brothers in wars. Both second Hokage Tobirama and second Chhatrapati Sambhaji were killed in action in war. Both third Hokage and third Chhatrapati Rajaram expanded the power of Konoha and Swarajya. Both 4th Hokage and Peshwa Bajirao were known for their speed. So it's uncanny similar to each other.
My man,i am glad you are back! I hope your channel's comment section will never turn into chaos arena which usualy happen to history channels in youtube.
In one of the stories when afzal khan hugs shivaji to actually crushed him in suffocation Shivaji just stabs the afzal khan with a tiger claw (waghnak) and pulls his liver out
@ماجد الغزواني This is false, history of Arabia is bigger and older You just talked about some nomads in Arabia you need to learn more about your history
@ماجد الغزواني This is purely a pro Islam propaganda and it is false the whole idea that Arab had no civilization before Islam is just a lie All Arab kingdoms had organized religion same for tribes
Thank you so much for this video.. I'd request you please make a video on each one soldier who were with the Shivaji maharaj ..I think every one deserve one video..One of my most favourite person is "Bahirji Naik".... Thank you
not really. to sound KSH (क्ष) as merely SH (श or even ष), is also wrong. yes, it is how modern hindi speakers often sound it, but they are wrong too. it should be an abbreviated k sound - effectively क्ष
@Kshatriya Soldier sir you totally ignorant aren't you . India has the lower tech compare to islamic nation like Saudi Arabia , UAE , Bahrain , Turkey . If we mixed all of them India are easily outclassed . India navy are joke .
Thank u brother for Documentary. But only my humble & kind request to u that Don't call only "Shivaji . He was greatest King of India & of the world. Pls call "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Thank you.
Just a note. Seemed like you've referenced only the more popular versions of history. You should read 'Shivaji kon hota?' (Who was Shivaji?) by Govind Pansare for a different perspective.
Marathas are orginal warriors unlike Rajputs a self proclaimed warriors were slave of Mughals and British. Marathas fought British also even they know how powerful were British
@Shivaji the great ok my friend there is no denying that Rajputs defeated Arabs and turks and fought many Battle against Invaders but Rajputs after Maharana pratap were bitches of Mughals . They marry there daughters and sister to Mughals to make good relation with mughals. The reason I prefers Marathas as warriors bcoz if marathas want they can live like Vassal states or princely state of British like Rajputs did but they prefer to die rather than slave of British
@samyajyoti de letters have been foud in which shahaji raje claimed to be a rajput. The family tree of the royal Bhonsle clan also starts from Sisodiyas of Mewar as claimed by the heirs of Shivaji Raje.
@@ArunKumar-xh8vp after Maharana pratap there were many like Rana Raj singh, Durgadas Rathore, Maharaja Chattarasal. Please dont spread hatred on this video it is unnecessary.
monsoon 2x harvest per year makes 2x the people+several very fertile river valleys...why so difficult conquering and controlling... Like China is a natural place on the planet for large empires and populations
These areas are the most ideal place for human life The stronger among the ancient human race entered these fertile areas. The weaker had to settle for cold damp sterile areas of north europe and siberia and In dry arid Sahara desert People flourished here and the earliest achievements advancements, discoveries etc of human race were here Later in as these people became more complacent hitherto less achieving peoples from the " bad" areas managed to come here and impoverished the entire population. However the people stood firm when it came to religious beliefs and majority of them did not convert
Hello!!! Sir plese make a video on chattrapati sambaji maharaj he was the eldest son of chattrapati shivaji maharaj . As he faced a lot of problems in his ruleing period. And made important movement in the history of INDIA and mostly spread the theme of swarajya which shivaji Maharaj was however been not to complete it . He ruled a period of nine years, And faught 202 wars , and did not lost any of these 202 wars . Sir I have a humbled request to you, plese make a video on this great price warrior chattrapati sambaji maharaj ,because he is untold to the history of India,. So sir I have a again a humbled request to you plese.
Jai Bhavani!
Jai Shivaji!
🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
I am Marathi and thank you so much for making this video. Shivaji Maharaj is considered equivalent to God in my state. Thanks again
Pure india mein bhai ham bhi hai
Shivaji's assassination of Afzal Khan is one of the coolest incidents of Indian history
Correct term would be slaying (vaddha)
Shivaji just pulled out afzal Khan's liver and it was awesome
@Shivaji the Great source please 😀
@Shivaji the Great thanks man!
We wanted to kick Islamic supremacists out of India or defeat them right in India, and the man who inspired us to do that was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. 🚩🇮🇳💪
Take it from an Indian, this was a well balanced and impartial view of Maratha history that presents multiple points of view. Kudos for such a nice production and impeccable research. Also, its Bee-jaa-poor :p
India today is Hindu nation only because of this single man, Chhatrapati Shivaji. Under his 2 sons(Chhatrapati Sambhaji, Chhatrapati Rajaram), the Mughal power was destroyed in the 27-year long Maratha-Mughal war. Chhatrapati Sambhaji fought the initial ~14 years in the 27 year long battle but Mughal emperor Aurangzeb subjected him to tremendous torture and eventually had him killed for rejecting islam. Bajirao Peshwa I, the general of Marathas and his brother Chimmaji Appa, after the demise of Mughal power after Maratha-Mughal war, continued on the Chhatrapati Shivaji's legacy.
Super Neutron Star dont forget chatrapati sambhaji maharaj
South Indians have played a great role in this.
@@atharvpatil6032 I have edited my post to mention his 2 sons.
@@SlasherHell good
Don't forget Vijayanagara empire
Indian Forts are kind of ornate for a military complex, and the green of the forest overgrowth make them very beautiful. Would love to see them up close. Also the "Sigiriya rock" in Sri Lanka, though standing in it's foreboding shadow may be unnerving.
So true, I would love to visit Indian forts one day
@@EpimetheusHistory they are beautiful indeed
@@EpimetheusHistory Visit Gwalior , the fort at Gwalior is the Grand Great Gibraltor of India ...
Excellent Video !!! Very Informative.. there is no doubt that Mughal rule in India faced stiff resistance at different periods from the great RAJPUT warriors, fierce AHOMS warriors from Assam & from Punjab the brave SIKHS warriors...
Rightly did the great Hindi Poet Bhushana, who forsook the royal favours of the Mughal court to come over to Shivaji to record his glories, he sang :-“काशी की कला जाती, मथुरा की मसजीद बनती, अगर शिवाजी ना होते तो सबकी सुन्नत होती.”
meaning : (Had not there been Shivaji, Kashi would have lost its culture,Mathura would have been turned into a mosque and all would have been circumcised.)
If not for Shivaji and the Marathas, there would have existed a continuous Islamic belt from Morocco to Indonesia. What addition of 1 billion more adherents to Islam would have done to the world power balance or what would have happened to Indian legacy like yoga, ayurveda, music, art and philosophy, is not difficult to guess….
It is worthwhile examining the 'what if' of Indias history, Aurengzeb, Akbars great great grandson, had embarked on the 'Islamisation' of India. The Marathas, inspired by Shivaji, fought Aurengzeb and saved India from following the fate of Persia. The proof of Maratha victory lies in the fact that Aurengzeb lies buried, not in Lahore /Delhi or Agra , but near Aurangabad in good old Maharashtra...
Indian history before Shivaji's advent reads like a chronicle of military disasters. Shivaji changed all that. He used Guerilla Tactics very effectively. Shivaji, as a great warrior & visionary laid a strong and solid foundation that after his death in 1680, there was a series of battles fought between Marathas and Mughals from 1681 to 1707 known as 'War of 27 years' and ended with the death of Aurangzeb in 1707. The Marathas eventually emerged victorious and consolidated their lost territories. This was further expanded by the Peshwas. The Maratha empire reached its peak in summer of 1758 with the conquest of Attock, which is banks of Indus river in Pakistan today. Its eastern frontier was today’s Orissa, being ruled by Raghuji Bhosale of Nagpur. Maratha armies had also reached upto Murshidabad, but then retreated and settled for tribute from Bengal and control of Orissa. To the south, in 1758, territories upto the fort of Gurramkonda in Kadappah district were held. Also, Tanjore (Thanjavur) was under Marathas, but that was a different line. In 1761, the PANIPAT war was lost to the Afghans but Marathas RECOVERED quickly like phoenix bird within 10 years and brought the whole of North Indian again under their control during the 1770's under leadership of Madhavrao Peshwa..
Eventually, the Marathas grew stronger and fought the British in three Anglo-Maratha Wars (1775-82, 1803-05, 1817-18), In the First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782) The Marathas emerged Victorious. A Vijay Stambh (Victory Pillar) erected to commemorate Maratha victory over British is located at Vadgaon/Wadgaon Maval, close to the city of Pune. The 2nd and 3rd were subsequently lost and British established themselves.
(By the way, just for your G.K, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is also considered as the 'Father of the Indian Navy'.)
Jai HIND !!! VANDE MATARAAM !! VANDE MATARAAM !! VANDE MATARAAM !!
These forts with moss growing all over their walls look so cool to me :)
Me too!
They totally are. There isn't a more perfect weekend getaaway if you are staying in Mumbai!
I guess that's what monsoon does to your place.
The forts are in ruins because the British bombarded them.
Chandragupta Maurya, Chandragupta Vikramaditya, Shandagupta, Shivaji , Ranjit Singh, these all were great warriors of India. We must be proud of them .We need more of them in our text books.
+ Lachit Borphukan of the Ahom Empire in present day Assam which kept the Muslim invaders away
Search Lalitaditya Muktapida of karkota dynasty.
Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagar Empire Veera Ballala III of Hoysala empire
Vijay Nagar empire ,Krishna dheva rayar ,
Bappa rawal
Not shandagupta it's wrong samundragupt is right
A very balanced video no biased views just precise facts .
God Bless you brother.
Jai Bhavani
Jai Shivaji
Additional Notes:
1.There are solid arguments to support the alternative at 3:10 to be true as Afzal Khan had previously struck down Raja Kasturi Ranga , commander of a southern stronghold, after inviting him for a truce.
2. Afzal Khan was another name for terror during those times. He went under the Title-"Deendaar Butshikan Deendaar Kufrashikan" [Servant of religion - demolisher of the idols - servant of religion - destroyer of the Kaafirs]
As an Indian and Maharadhtran I am happy to see such representation of our regional heroes. My only constructive criticism is that the damn English language makes it difficult to speak Eastern languages
Maratha warriors belong all caste of Marathi people.
Everyone participated in Maratha empire
true
True, but only 96 Clans are Kashatriyas and Shivaji was one of them.
@@saubhagtrasy it's doesn't matter early Maratha kingdom dominace of 96 kuli but later peshwa period
No dominance of 96 kuli
Peshwa belong to Brahmin caste
Holkars belong to Dhangar caste
Scindia belong to kunbi caste
In Maratha empire it's doesn't matter who is Kshatriya who is not
@@gauravbachhav5087 True, but the king, even if just titular was required to be Kshatriya.
Gaurav Bachhav kunbi & maratha are same. Kunbi Means farmer (maratha who doing farming) kunbi are aalso kshatriya maratas
"Our king was not a god but because of him there is god in the temple"
The fact that he is depicted as a Gigachad meme here fits BTW
Good Video similar to previous one on Maratha Empire .
Few additional information which could have been included :
Maratha Navy (मराठयचे आरमर )- King Shivaji also formed Maratha under leadership of Father and son Kanhoji and Tulaji Aangre. Titled as (दरया सारंग )Darya Sarang =Admiral/ Head of Navy . Maratha Navy had 2 types of ships dedicated to warfare Gurab (गुराब) And Galbat (गलबत). Maratha Navy commanded sea forts like Sindhudurg (सिन्धुदुर्ग ),VijayDurg (विजय दुर्ग) etc. Maratha Navy successfully thwarted raids from Siddhi of janjira (Ethiopian black origin, Sunni Muslim slave trader ) and Portuguese Empire. People from Cost of Konkan are usually of Fair skin complexion were sold from ottoman empire to Sultanat of Janjibar. Maratha Navy fought it's last battle against British east company and Forces of Peshawa (Prime Minister of Maratha Empire) under leadership of Tulaji Aangre. Maratha Navy also arguably briefly controlled Andaman islands.
After King Rajendra chola who conquered Malaya, Sumatra shivaji was only Indian king who raised professional large scale navy dedicated for sea warfare.
Incident with Afzal khan General of Bijapur Aadilshahi Sultanat: Before this incident Genral Afzal khan in similar way by treachery killed eldest son of Shahaji Bhosale (Elder brother of shivaji). Afzal khan this modus operandi was quite famous hence shiwaji came prepared.
Another great video you're fast becoming one of my favorite RUclips history channels the range of your topics is very impressive keep it up bro 👍👏
Thanks man! Glad you liked it
Woahhh man this was most impartial video about Shivaji Maharaj i have every saw on internet kudos man and awesome work man love from Maharashtra the birthplace of Shivaji Maharaj
God bless you and your passion for history my friend. Great work.
Wow brother....i am mesmerized by the great research you have done there , your versions are actually more researched than versions of some "eminent" historians.
God bless you.
Marathas are the descendents of rashtrakootas..one of the earliest kingdoms in India, who built kailasa temple complex..also they along with gurjara prathiharas kept Arabs out of Indian subcontinent for close to 400 years..rajaputras are huns who came to India after Gupta period and became indianized to become agnikula kshatriyas by forcing Brahmanas to accept them as ruling class..and that's the same reason why rajaputras became friends with mughals easily(though some fought bravely)..
The history and achievements of the Kannada dynasty of Rastrakootas are very closely repeated after a gap of several centuries by the Marathas
Earlier to the rastrakootas there was another great Kannada empire Chalukya empire from Badami with king pulikeshi II (610 to 649 AD)of the Chalukya empire was the master of a large territory encompassing areas between Narmada river to Kaveri rivers after inflicting a humiliating defeat on the Northern king Harshavardhana
The term Maharashtra arises here when he divided his huge kingdom into large provinces called Maharastras
The Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited Pulakeshin's kingdom in 641-642 CE.He calls the Chalukya kingdom "Mo-ho-la-cha" (the Chinese transcription of "Maharashtra"), and corroborates Pulakeshin's success against Harsha
The Deccan plateau is called high Land in Dravidian languages Karu Nadu Karu meaning high and Nadu meaning province or Karnad later Karnataka
The Sanskrit version of Karu Nadu is maha rastra maha meaning high and rastra
Today the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka occupy a large part of the Deccan plateau of India
The Karnataka link to Maharashtra is very much there
The history and achievements of the Kannada dynasty of Rastrakootas are very closely repeated after a gap of several centuries by the Marathas
Earlier to the rastrakootas there was another great Kannada empire Chalukya empire from Badami with king pulikeshi II (610 to 649 AD)of the Chalukya empire was the master of a large territory encompassing areas between Narmada river to Kaveri rivers after inflicting a humiliating defeat on the Northern king Harshavardhana
The term Maharashtra arises here when he divided his huge kingdom into large provinces called Maharastras
The Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited Pulakeshin's kingdom in 641-642 CE.He calls the Chalukya kingdom "Mo-ho-la-cha" (the Chinese transcription of "Maharashtra"), and corroborates Pulakeshin's success against Harsha
The Deccan plateau is called high Land in Dravidian languages Karu Nadu Karu meaning high and Nadu meaning province or Karnad later Karnataka
The Sanskrit version of Karu Nadu is maha rastra maha meaning high and rastra
Today the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka occupy a large part of the Deccan plateau of India
The Karnataka link to Maharashtra is very much there
Rajputs are not Huns lol . 😂😂
Really you believe in that British dividing theory.
India has had many great warriors and kings.
due to inconsistencies in research and evidence, only a few of them became popular
I love your Vids Epimetheus, especially History not taught or talked about much. I believe History isn't about dates but more like you present it. However, some dates when major events were happening in your videos would be nice. Keep up the good work!
Since you asked for feedback on the biographical style of video:
I generally like the video, and I appreciate the accuracy. However, I think a biographical style needs more of a narrative to it. Your dry, strictly factual approach works well for empires, but a historic figure had a story, a perspective, a personality.
We relate to real people differently than we do an empire. Using a narrative/storytelling elements, injecting a little bit of their personality, sharing their perspective, all of these are ways to make a biography more engaging and relatable. The RUclips channel "Extra Credits" does a great job of making their "Extra History" videos engaging and relatable by using storytelling and injections of personality. However, they take the embellishments way too far, so they're like the "based on a true story" version of history.
I don't want your videos to turn into wild speculation like Extra History. I like how straightforward your videos are. I just think there could be a little more color. For example, your dry, matter-of-fact description of his escape in baskets was a missed opportunity. That event was just begging for some narrative tension, building anticipation in the viewer. Your verbal delivery was also dry, when it could have been helping to build the excitement.
You mentioned in the beginning that his mother taught him to be a devout Hindu. Perhaps you could reference her again later, and give some insight into how that may have impacted his actions later on in life. I would have also liked to hear more about what his contemporaries had to say about him, though given with a caveat/grain of salt if they're enemies.
Great Feedback, Much appreciated
Very good points
I think he is just being careful considering the people he is talking about are still very important to Indians.
@@EpimetheusHistory Chad Shivaji vs Virgin Mughals
I'd suggest changing the title to "Chhatrapati Shivaji, founder of the Mahratha Empire" or something like that. It'd be more attractive for people who never heard before of him.
Agreed. Thank you. Changed it :)
YW, glad you find my suggestion useful.
Another issue that I have is that u said Shivaji was a shudra but his family on both sides were Maratha Sardars who were worried.His mother for was from the prominent Jadhav family and his father a from the well know though not as prominent Bhosale family of worriors
Sterling video, brother.
I really like it when you mention who someone is you give a quick reference and run down on them.
Laymanising is a real skill and you are an information condensing machinegun, thank you.
Sahyadri mountain ranges are extremely beautiful
And they're part of the big terrain called as western ghats
It's one of the eight hottest biodiversity hotspots in the whole world 😄
wow love from "Bharat varsh" ( india ) , but their are few mistakes in your research , you also missed to take name of two very very very important person :-
1) Shivajis mother =JeejAae ( yes you mentioned her but not her name ) and
2) Samarth Guru Ramdas
other wise very very very good video . Love from "Bharat varsh"
Thanks! :)
because they only know the Greek translation , names are proper noun Bharat varsh should be Bharat varsh not India . where India is Greek translation OF Sindh , i have seen lot of difference in Greek translation like Yusuf becomes Josef ,Yeshu is Jesus etc
Ketan Kulkarni bara
Great Documentary!
Seeing how you deliver information, Id appreciate it if you could make a video on the Sikh Empire. Theres not much material on it though it was the last indian empire before complete British East India control. Thanks for another great video!
Great suggestion
Maharaja Ranjit Singh 👌
shawn redfield
sikhs got the result of not uniting with marathas....later in 1762 abdali killed 50000 sikhs.
shawn redfield
maratha women were rescued by bharatpur jat kingdom not sikhs. besides sikhs were killed in 1762 a year after panipat.
shawn redfield
no, sikhs and bharatpur jats are completely different and did not form any type of alliances. maratha women were saved by bharatpur jats.
Extremely nice. Do make a video on 27 years war of Independence. Mughal against maratha. Show the world how Marathas won the War become a superpower of India.
Chattrapati Shivani Maharaj Ki Jai, Jai Bhavani, Jai Shivaji, Jai Jijau Jai shivrai!!!!!!
I love this animated history of a country style of video. Hope to see more like it!
Excellent video thoroughly researched and we'll executed
Epimetheus - I have not seen many videos??? I still enjoy the art works... Maybe in Centuries to come... You works of art will be reviewed as The Van Go of RUclips.. LOL TY
Jai bhavani jai shivaji
Through the ages, India's history resonates with tales of valor, spiritual enlightenment, and contributions to science and arts, shaping a legacy that continues to inspire awe and admiration.
जब हौसले बुलन्द हो, तो पहाङ भी एक मिट्टी का ढेर लगता है। --🏇छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇
You are like the only person I know to have covered a pretty remarkable history on this deeply respected and loved Indian ruler. Thanks a lot, it's really appreciated.
Love the video! Can you do rise and fall of the bronze age?
Not committing...but thinking a couple bronze age videos (more on the fall side) will make in November :)
I like the art in this one! Very detailed!
Great Vdo...Plz make a Vdo about INDO-ROMAN trade relation.
Thank you so much sir for this video..
Most welcome :)
I like this new series can you please do more videos about historical characters love your channel
Very good video & thank you, for making a video on CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ.
If you look closely. First Hokage's story is similar to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Both established Konoha and Swarajya. Both had Will of Fire. Both Konoha and Swarajya were established by combining all clans into one Nation. Both opted for peace. Both fought wars all their lives. Both Lost brothers in wars. Both second Hokage Tobirama and second Chhatrapati Sambhaji were killed in action in war. Both third Hokage and third Chhatrapati Rajaram expanded the power of Konoha and Swarajya. Both 4th Hokage and Peshwa Bajirao were known for their speed. So it's uncanny similar to each other.
My man,i am glad you are back! I hope your channel's comment section will never turn into chaos arena which usualy happen to history channels in youtube.
In one of the stories when afzal khan hugs shivaji to actually crushed him in suffocation
Shivaji just stabs the afzal khan with a tiger claw (waghnak) and pulls his liver out
And in our history textbooks only couple of lines are dedicated to Shivaji Maharaj. Sad.
Plz Make Video On Sambhaji Maharaj
You did a good study! Loved it!
Making videos about him. What a great way to get views!
Sir thank you so much for making this video
LETS GO CHOLA EMPIRE!!!
Fuck you
Create Biography Video On Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. It is very motivational and informative.
🚩 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ki Jai 🚩
Jai Bhavani
Jai Shivaji
🕉
I love when people try for those pronunciations. No sarcasm, I do it myself so I always appreciate it.
You should make one more video on Son of this king.Which was Chatrpati Sambhaji...You'll get most interesting story..He was greatest son....
Can you do a video about pre Islamic Arabia
@ماجد الغزواني
This is false, history of Arabia is bigger and older
You just talked about some nomads in Arabia you need to learn more about your history
@ماجد الغزواني pre-islamic arabs built petra ( one of world wonders)
@ماجد الغزواني some pre-islamic arab kingdoms had an organized religion
@ماجد الغزواني petra was built by nabteaens
@ماجد الغزواني
This is purely a pro Islam propaganda and it is false the whole idea that Arab had no civilization before Islam is just a lie
All Arab kingdoms had organized religion same for tribes
Could you make a few videos about the vijayanagara empire?
Thank you so much for this video.. I'd request you please make a video on each one soldier who were with the Shivaji maharaj ..I think every one deserve one video..One of my most favourite person is "Bahirji Naik".... Thank you
जय शिवराय🙏🚩
I like you're work
Need India Total War
Jaya Bhavani
Jaya Shivaji
Krishna dev raya pls make on him
The Gigachad of India
great!
Nice Video ... bt some more details should be added About Chttrapti Shivaji Raje Bhosle ... about his Bravery and Wars ...
Jay Shivaji Jay Bhavni ...
Jai Bhavani 🚩🚩🚩
Jai Shivaji🚩🚩🚩🚩
Jai bhavani
Jai Shivaji
🚩
In Kshatriya the k is silent just like knights
not really. to sound KSH (क्ष) as merely SH (श or even ष), is also wrong. yes, it is how modern hindi speakers often sound it, but they are wrong too. it should be an abbreviated k sound - effectively क्ष
Thanks sir....
Chhatrapati Shivaji maharaj ki jai
There is no warrior in history like chatrapati shivaji maharaj Jay maratha
the drawing os 2nd wife was dope.....
Jai bhavani , Veer shivaji
Har Har Mahadev
From Madurai , one of the worlds oldest continuously inhabited city .....
Jai Shivaji Maharaj ❤️❤️❤️
Great study sir
Do a video on Gwalior fort , the Great Great Gibraltor of the world and India ....
Shivaji is the Hindu answer to all Islamic invaders including Aurangazeb...
Jai Shivaji
Jai Hindu Rashtra
Jai Bhadrakali
@@WajidAli-ry1nt hahaha
Kya hua beta
Baap ke naam se dar lagta hain
Wtf
@@WajidAli-ry1nt disgusting Muslims
@@WajidAli-ry1nt what?
@Kshatriya Soldier sir you totally ignorant aren't you . India has the lower tech compare to islamic nation like Saudi Arabia , UAE , Bahrain , Turkey . If we mixed all of them India are easily outclassed . India navy are joke .
Thank u brother for Documentary.
But only my humble & kind request to u that Don't call only "Shivaji . He was greatest King of India & of the world.
Pls call "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Thank you.
Deepak Ghosalkar right bro
Nice video sir
It'd be great if you could do the autobiography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, like Shivaji , he too made a mighty empire from scratch singlehandedly.
You should make a video on Shivaji's trusted men like Tanhajhi Malusare , yesaji naik ,
Chapati Shivaji
Just a note. Seemed like you've referenced only the more popular versions of history. You should read 'Shivaji kon hota?' (Who was Shivaji?) by Govind Pansare for a different perspective.
Commies should stay away from Marathas
Damn, this guy had a crazy life.
Please make video on Chatrapati shivaji maharaj s son shambaji maharaj
Thanks for this. However, there are a lot of incorrect pronunciations. It's pronounced Ra Ma Ya Na, Bee Ja Pur not Baja pur, Kush Tree Ya.
Marathas are orginal warriors unlike Rajputs a self proclaimed warriors were slave of Mughals and British. Marathas fought British also even they know how powerful were British
@@FijiksPat nice reply bro
@Shivaji the great ok my friend there is no denying that Rajputs defeated Arabs and turks and fought many Battle against Invaders but Rajputs after Maharana pratap were bitches of Mughals . They marry there daughters and sister to Mughals to make good relation with mughals.
The reason I prefers Marathas as warriors bcoz if marathas want they can live like Vassal states or princely state of British like Rajputs did but they prefer to die rather than slave of British
@Shivaji the great regarding the shivaji as Rajput no one conforms it if he is rajput or not
@samyajyoti de letters have been foud in which shahaji raje claimed to be a rajput. The family tree of the royal Bhonsle clan also starts from Sisodiyas of Mewar as claimed by the heirs of Shivaji Raje.
@@ArunKumar-xh8vp after Maharana pratap there were many like Rana Raj singh, Durgadas Rathore, Maharaja Chattarasal. Please dont spread hatred on this video it is unnecessary.
Chatrapati shivaji maharaj are also called as father of indian navy 🚩 Jay shivray
Even muslims give their lifes for THE GREAT CHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ
Do one video on battle of singhaghad
100k - 150k armies why are there so many people in this part of the world
monsoon 2x harvest per year makes 2x the people+several very fertile river valleys...why so difficult conquering and controlling...
Like China is a natural place on the planet for large empires and populations
you could make a large mighty empire with so many people
Climate also plays a significant role in birth rates
food and land availability.
These areas are the most ideal place for human life
The stronger among the ancient human race entered these fertile areas. The weaker had to settle for cold damp sterile areas of north europe and siberia and In dry arid Sahara desert
People flourished here and the earliest achievements advancements, discoveries etc of human race were here
Later in as these people became more complacent hitherto less achieving peoples from the " bad" areas managed to come here and impoverished the entire population. However the people stood firm when it came to religious beliefs and majority of them did not convert
Make on South Indian empires like chalukyas , pandya
Hello!!! Sir plese make a video on chattrapati sambaji maharaj he was the eldest son of chattrapati shivaji maharaj .
As he faced a lot of problems in his ruleing period.
And made important movement in the history of INDIA and mostly spread the theme of swarajya which shivaji Maharaj was however been not to complete it .
He ruled a period of nine years,
And faught 202 wars , and did not lost any of these 202 wars .
Sir I have a humbled request to you, plese make a video on this great price warrior chattrapati sambaji maharaj ,because he is untold to the history of India,.
So sir I have a again a humbled request to you plese.
The man who brought Hinduism back
Tu yaha bhi 😀 kitna jalega Gaanduuuu