Shivaji Bhonsle (; c. 1627/1630 – 3 April 1680), popularly known by his full title of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian warrior king and a member of the
Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out an enclave from the declining
Adilshahi sultanate of
Bijapur that formed the genesis of the
Maratha Empire. In 1674, he was formally crowned as the Chhatrapati (Monarch) of his
realm at
Raigad.