SHIVAJI THE GRAND REBEL

He was a great captain and the
only one who has had the magnanimity to raise a new kingdom’ – Mughal Emperor
Aurangzeb A great warrior and skilled administrator, Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj, better known as Shivaji, was the founder of the great Maratha Empire
and one who instilled a sense of Maratha identity in his people. At a time,
when the Mughal Empire was at its zenith, Shivaji was the only one who dared
to challenge the might of Emperor Aurangzeb. He steadily grew his army from a
humble contingent of 2,000 soldiers to a force of 100,000. Assisted by a
disciplined military system, a well-structured administrative organization
and a deeply traditional society, soon the Maratha force became the only
military power of consequence against the Mughals in India. Including
accounts of legendary encounters like those with the Adil-Shahi Sultanate and
the menacing Aurangzeb, The Grand Rebel is an epic saga of an Indian warrior
king whose tales of victory and valour have been inspiring the nation for
centuries.