When Shivaji died , Sambhaji was still held captive at Panhala fort. Sambhaji with the help of some ministers escaped from Panhala fort and took control of Raigadh fort. Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, 1680-89 Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj formally ascended the throne on 20 July 1680 as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. Soyarabai was captured and executed. Sambhaji was born at Purandar fort to the Maratha Chhtrapati, Shivaji, and his first wife, Saibai, who died when he was two years old. He was then raised by his paternal grandmother Jijabai. [8] At the age of nine, Sambhaji was sent to live with Raja Jai Singh I of Amber as a political hostage to ensure compliance with the Treaty of Purandar that Shivaji had signed with the Mughals on 11 June 1665. As a result of the treaty, Sambhaji became a Mughal mansabdar. [9]: 64 He and his father ... Shivaji died in April 1680, but Sambhaji was still in prison. Sambhaji 's stepmother, Soyrabai asked his stepbrother, Rajaram, to become the next king of Maratha Empire. As Chhaava mints Rs 400 crore despite the massive controversy, it would be interesting to know how Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and Kavi Kalash were captured by Aurangzeb's forces and were executed.
