Jijabai

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Rajmata Jijabai
Bhonsle (by marriage)
FatherLakhuji Rao Jadhav
MotherMahalsabai Jadhav
ReligionHinduism

Jijabai Bhonsle (or Bhonsale, Bhosale, Bhosle) or Jadhav (12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674

Rajmata, Rastramata, Jijabai, Jijamata or Jijau, was the mother of Chattrapati Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire.[3][4] She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of Sindkhed Raja.[5]

Early life

Jijabai was born on 12 January 1598, to Mhalasabai Jadhav and

Maloji Bhosle
of Verul village, a military commander serving under the Nizam.

Jijabai on a 1999 stamp of India.

Death

She died on 17 June 1674 at Pachad village near

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.[7]

In popular culture

  • Legendary actress, Sulochana Latkar portrayed Jijabai in the marathi film Maratha Tituka Melvava
  • Sumati Gupte played Jijabai in the 1974 film
    Raja Shiv Chhatrapati
    .
  • Jijabai was a portrayed by
    Raja Shivchatrapati
    which aired on Star Pravah in 2008.
  • Mrinal Kulkarni played Jijabai in Farzand, an Indian Marathi language epic, historical drama film.
  • Mrinal Kulkarni played Jijabai in the 2019 Marathi language historical drama film, Fatteshikast.
  • Shilpa Tulaskar portrayed Jijabai in the 2011 series Veer Shivaji
  • Smita Deshmukh starred as Jijabai in the 2011 Marathi language film Rajmata Jijau based on the life of Jijabai, based on Madan Patil's historical novel Jijausaheb
  • Prateeksha Lonkar played Jijabai in Swarajyarakshak Sambhaji, an Indian historical drama based on the life of Sambhaji.
  • Padmavati Rao plays Jijabai in the 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical period action film, Tanhaji.
  • Nishtha Vaidya,
    Swarajya Janani Jijamata, a show based on the life of Rajmata Jijabai. [citation needed
    ]
  • The 2011 film Rajmata Jijau is a biography of Jijabai.
  • In his book Medieval India, C.V.Vaidya states that Yadavas are "definitely pure Maratha Kshatriyas". ... [ Jijabai (the mother of Shivaji, who founded the Maratha Empire) belonged to the clan of jadhavas of Sindkhed Raja, who also claimed descent from the Yadavas.

See also

References

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  4. ^ Congress, Indian History (1959). Proceedings - Indian History Congress. pp. 361–363.
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  7. ^ "Jijabai Shahaji Bhosale Birth Anniversary: Interesting Facts about Chhatrapati Shivaji's Mother". News18. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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