Chatrapati shivaji maharaj Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, also known as Shivaji Bhonsle, was a great warrior and visionary who founded the Maratha Empire in India. He was born in 1630 in the town of Shivneri in Maharashtra, India, and was the son of Shahaji Bhonsle, a prominent Maratha nobleman, and Jijabai, a pious and devoted mother.Continue reading “Shivaji Maharaj: Warrior King.”