Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj · छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज

A Story a Night

The whole life of Shivaji Maharaj, told to a child one episode per night — thirty nights, five acts, in English and मराठी. Fact first, legend always labelled.

▶ Begin — Night 1 See all 30 nights ↓ 30 nights · about 10 minutes each

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The thirty nights

Five acts, climbing to the coronation and gently closing. Read one a night — each with a full telling in English and मराठी, a map or illustration, a collectible badge, and the true history behind the tale.

Act I · The Dream is Born ✓
1The Land That WaitedReady to read 2Birth at ShivneriReady to read 3Jijabai's LapReady to read 4The Mavla BrotherhoodReady to read 5The Oath at RaireshwarReady to read 6The First Fort — TornaReady to read
Act II · The Lion Rises ✓
7Freeing Father ShahajiReady to read 8JavaliReady to read 9The Giant ApproachesReady to read 10Pratapgad & Afzal KhanReady to read 11Panhala & Shiva KashidReady to read 12Pavan Khind & Baji PrabhuReady to read
Act III · Shaking the Empires ✓
13Night Raid on the Lal MahalReady to read 14The Surat RaidReady to read 15Purandar & MurarbajiReady to read 16Agra — The Cage & the EscapeReady to read
Act IV · The Crown ✓
17Sinhagad & TanajiReady to read 18SalherReady to read 19Nesari & PratapraoReady to read 20Bahirji Naik & Ganimi KavaReady to read 21Raigad & HirkaniReady to read 22The CoronationReady to read 23Rajmata Jijabai DepartsReady to read
Act V · The King & the Legacy ✓
24Master of the SeaReady to read 25The Southern CampaignReady to read 26The Just KingReady to read 27The SaintsReady to read 28The Last DaysReady to read 29The Dream That Didn't DieReady to read 30The Memory GarlandReady to read

The reference shelf

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The Cast
Everyone in the story — family, Mavlas, ministers, adversaries — each with a home day.
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The Family Tree
Five generations of the Bhosales, and a tree of everyone around Shivaji — how and when each came in.
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The Forts
The three tiers, the honest count, and the twelve UNESCO forts.
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The Map
The whole story laid out by region — geography as memory.
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The Sayings
Every collectible line in three layers, with meanings and fact-or-legend tags.
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The Relics
Weapons, regalia, and what you can still go and see today.
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The Saints
Bonus stories of the saints of Shivaji's Maharashtra — Tukaram, Ramdas, Mauni Baba and more.

Walk the map for real

The Trip Companion

Every real, visitable place in the story on one live map — the twelve UNESCO forts, the temples, the museums where his relics rest, and the far cities of the raids. Filter, fly to any site, and open it in Maps to plan a real visit.

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