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Sambhaji

1657 - 1689

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Sambhaji (Sambhaji Bhonsle, Marathi pronunciation: [saːmˈbʱaːdʑiː ˈbʱos(ə)le]; c.14 May 1657 – 11 March 1689), also known as Shambhuraje, was the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, ruling from 1681 to 1689. He was the eldest son of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Kingdom. Sambhaji's rule was largely shaped by the ongoing wars between the Marathas and the Mughal Empire, as well as other neighbouring powers such as the Abyssinians of Janjira, Wadiyars of Mysore and the Portuguese Empire in Goa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sambhaji has received more than 5,975,419 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Sambhaji is the 3,745th most popular politician (up from 5,053rd in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from India (up from 157th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Indian Politician.

Sambhaji is most famous for being the son of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire. Sambhaji led the Maratha Empire in a war against Aurangzeb's Mughal Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sambhaji ranks 3,745 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohammed Alim Khan, Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville, Ildibad, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Emperor Xiaozong of Song, and Volusianus. After him are Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Stanislav Shushkevich, Robert de Craon, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Andreas Palaiologos, and George Papandreou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1657, Sambhaji ranks 5. Before him are Frederick I of Prussia, Emeric Thököly, Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, and Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle. After him are Michel Richard Delalande, Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias, Francesco Solimena, Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Arai Hakuseki, Guido Starhemberg, and Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1689, Sambhaji ranks 5. Before him are Pope Innocent XI, Christina, Queen of Sweden, Marie Louise d’Orléans, and Aşub Sultan. After him are Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria, Khushal Khattak, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, Aphra Behn, Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma, Thomas Sydenham, and Pjetër Bogdani.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sambhaji ranks 120 out of 1,861. Before him are Julia Margaret Cameron (1815), Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838), Droupadi Murmu (1958), Akshay Kumar (1967), Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), and Chandragupta II (400). After him are Vishvamitra (-2000), Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), Buddhaghosa (401), Ravi Shankar (1956), Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899), and Dadabhai Naoroji (1825).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Sambhaji ranks 36. Before him are Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883), Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I (1671), Razia Sultana (1205), Dhyan Chand (1905), Droupadi Murmu (1958), and Chandragupta II (400). After him are Vishvamitra (-2000), Siraj ud-Daulah (1733), Dadabhai Naoroji (1825), Ajatashatru (-500), Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879), and Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290).

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