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Shivaji, the real Maratha ruler Shivaji, the legendary Maratha ruler was born on February 19, 1627. He was the founder of the Maratha Empire, an empire that spread its wings across the breadth of what is now called India. Shivaji was the main driving force behind uniting the Marathas against the Muslim rulers in India. The Maratha Empire stretched from the west coast , from the north of Goa to as far as the Punjab in the north. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was a OBC from the Bhosale dynasty who founded the Maratha empire . Shivaji led a resistance to free the Marathas from Sultanate of Bijapur, and establish the rule of the OBC’s. He created an independent Maratha kingdom with Raigad as its capital, and fought against the Mughals to defend his kingdom successfully. He was crowned as Chhatrapati of the Maratha Kingdom in 1674. He achieved the re-establishment of OBC rule on their homeland after being ruled and...