Sakvarbai
Appearance
Sakvarbai (née Gaikwad) was the fourth wife of
Maratha
aristocrat, Nandaji Rao Gaikwad.
Sakvarbai | |
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Shivaji I (m.10 January 1657; died.1680) | |
Issue | Kamalabai |
House | Gaikwad (by birth) Bhonsale (by marriage) |
Father | Nandaji Rao Gaikwad |
Sakvarbai Gaikwad married
Shivaji I in January 1657, at the time she was his sixth[1]
wife. She later gave birth to a daughter named, Kamalabai. Kamalabai later married Janoji Palkar, who belonged from an aristocratic family.
After the death of her husband in 1680, she wanted to commit sati just like her husband's third wife, Putalabai. But was not allowed to do so because she had a daughter.
Death
Sakvarbai died in the captivity of
Raigad fort when it was captured following the death of Sambhaji I
.
References
- ^ N C Kelkar. Shivaji Nibandhavali Vol.i.