and Senakhaskhel Gaikwad of Baroda administered their sections of the empire under a loose coalition under the orders of the Chhatrapati.

Early life

In 1689, at the age of seven, Shahu was taken prisoner along with his mother by the Mughals after the Battle of Raigarh. Aurangzeb was fighting the decentralised Marathas and hoped to use the crown heir Shahu as a pawn in his battle. Therefore, he treated Shahu and his mother well. Even in Mughal captivity, Shahu's mother, Queen Yesubai,

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