1.
On the occasion of 391st Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti, we take a look at opinions of him in the historiographers' & envoy's eyes.
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On the occasion of 391st Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti, we take a look at opinions of him in the historiographers' & envoy's eyes.
#ShivajiMaharajJayanti #ShivJayanti
2.
"He met every emergency of peril, however sudden or extreme, with instant discernment & unshaken fortitude"
- Robert Orme, British historian, in 'Historical Fragments of the Mogul Empire' (1782)
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"He met every emergency of peril, however sudden or extreme, with instant discernment & unshaken fortitude"
- Robert Orme, British historian, in 'Historical Fragments of the Mogul Empire' (1782)
#ShivJayanti #ShivajiMaharajJayanti #ShivajiJayanti
3.
French envoy, Germain, visited Chhatrapati Shivaji near Tanjore (TN) in July 1677. He notes the simple lifestyle of the Chhatrapati.
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French envoy, Germain, visited Chhatrapati Shivaji near Tanjore (TN) in July 1677. He notes the simple lifestyle of the Chhatrapati.
#ShivJayanti #ShivajiMaharajJayanti #ShivajiJayanti
4.
Historians have often called him equivalent to, or better than the kings & generals well-known to Europeans.
- "Greater than Hercules"
- "New Atilla of India"
- "Not less dexterous than Alexander the great"
- "Suede Gustav Adolfe" (Gustav Adolf of the South)
#ShivJayanti
Historians have often called him equivalent to, or better than the kings & generals well-known to Europeans.
- "Greater than Hercules"
- "New Atilla of India"
- "Not less dexterous than Alexander the great"
- "Suede Gustav Adolfe" (Gustav Adolf of the South)
#ShivJayanti
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