Jijabai Shahaji Bhonsale (née Jadhav; 12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674[2]), referred to as Rajmata Jijabai, was the mother of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Kingdom.[3][4] She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of Sindkhed Raja.[5]
| Jijabai Bhonsale | |
|---|---|
| Kulmuktyar | |
 Jijabai on a 1999 stamp of India | |
| Rajmata of the Maratha Kingdom | |
| Reign | 1645 - 1674 |
| Born | Jijabai Lakhuji Rao Jadhav 12 January 1598 Jijau Mahal, Sindkhed Raja, Ahmadnagar Sultanate (present-day Buldhana District, Maharashtra, India) |
| Died | 17 June 1674 (aged 76) Pachad, Maratha Kingdom (present-day Raigad District, Maharashtra, India) |
| Spouse | Shahaji (m.1605 - 1664) |
| Issue | |
| House | Jadhav (by birth)[1] Bhonsle (by marriage) |
| Father | Lakhuji Rao Jadhav |
| Mother | Mahalsabai Jadhav |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Early life
editJijabai was born on 12 January 1598, to Mhalasabai Jadhav and Lakhuji Jadhav at Sindkhed Raja in present-day Buldhana district of Maharastra. Jijabai was married at an early age to Shahaji Bhosle, son of Maloji Bhosle of Verul village, a military commander serving under the Nizam.
Death
editShe died on 17 June 1674 at Pachad village near Raigad Fort. This was only eleven days after the coronation of Shivaji.[6]
In popular culture
edit- Legendary actress, Sulochana Latkar portrayed Jijabai in the marathi film Maratha Tituka Melvava
- Sumati Gupte played Jijabai in the 1974 film Raja Shiv Chhatrapati.
- Jijabai was a portrayed by Mrinal Kulkarni in the popular TV series Raja Shivchatrapati which aired on Star Pravah in 2008.
- Mrinal Kulkarni played Jijabai in Farzand, an Indian Marathi language epic, historical drama film.
- Mrinal Kulkarni played Jijabai in the 2019 Marathi language historical drama film, Fatteshikast.
- Shilpa Tulaskar portrayed Jijabai in the 2011 series Veer Shivaji
- Smita Deshmukh starred as Jijabai in the 2011 Marathi language film Rajmata Jijau based on the life of Jijabai, based on Madan Patil's historical novel Jijausaheb
- Prateeksha Lonkar played Jijabai in Swarajyarakshak Sambhaji, an Indian historical drama based on the life of Sambhaji.
- Padmavati Rao plays Jijabai in the 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical period action film, Tanhaji.
- Nishtha Vaidya, Amruta Pawar, Bhargavi Chirmule, Neena Kulkarni portray Jijabai at different stages of her life in Swarajya Janani Jijamata, a show based on the life of Rajmata Jijabai.[7]
- The 2011 film Rajmata Jijau is a biography of Jijabai.
See also
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- ^ Reddy (November 2005). General Studies History 4 Upsc. p. B.50. ISBN 9780070604476.
- ^ GHUGARE, GANESH JANARDAN (2017). IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES OF CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI ON THE BATTLE GROUND A STUDY. Chapter 3. Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibarewala University. p. 47. hdl:10603/193985.
- ^ Gordon, Stewart (1 February 2007). The Marathas 1600-1818. Cambridge University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-521-03316-9.
- ^ Congress, Indian History (1959). Proceedings - Indian History Congress. pp. 361–363.
- ^ Tibbetts, Jann (30 July 2016). 50 Great Military Leaders of All Time. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-85505-66-9.
- ^ "Jijabai Shahaji Bhosale Birth Anniversary: Interesting Facts about Chhatrapati Shivaji's Mother". News18. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "TV show Swarajya Janani Jijamata completes 300 episodes". The Times of India. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2024.