Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is also known as Shivaji or Shivaji Raje. Shivaji Maharaj launched the first invasion to establish the Hindu Empire at the age of just 15 years. Due to his powerful army which had won 260 kg in 8 years, he became a prominent leader of the freedom struggle of Maharashtra. He was born on February 19, 1630 in Pune. He was a great warrior and strategist of India. He built a powerful navy. Shivaji was an expert in making war strategies. It was Shivaji who formed a professional army of Marathas. Shivaji actually fueled a movement that sowed the seeds of the decline and ruin of the Mughal Empire. He was a proponent of guerrilla warfare. It is said that Shivaji was the first to start this war in India and this war means raiding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices