Njengoba kunombhalo wokubhekisela kuShivaji, ngitshele ukuthi bazalwa nini, bafa nini, yini eyaba yimpumelelo yabo ephawuleka kakhulu nokuthi abantu babebabiza kanjani ngemva kokufa.
Context:UShivaji I (Shivaji Bhonsle; Marathi pronunciation: c.19 February 1630 <unk> 3 April 1680), obizwa nangokuthi uChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, wayengumbusi waseNdiya futhi eyilungu lomndeni wakwaBhonsle Maratha. Ekugcineni, uShivaji wazakhela umbuso wakhe ozimele ovela esigodlweni sika-Adilshahi saseBijapur esasidlulile esaba isizinda soMbuso WamaMaratha. Ngo-1674, wagcotshwa ngokusemthethweni njengoChhatrapati wombuso wakhe eRaigad Fort.  Phakathi nokuphila kwakhe, uShivaji wahlanganyela kokubili ekubambisaneni nasezingxabanweni noMbuso WamaMughal, iSultanate yaseGolkonda, iSultanate yaseBijapur kanye namandla amakoloni aseYurophu. Amabutho kaShivaji akhulisa indawo yamaMaratha, athatha futhi akha izinqaba, futhi akha imikhumbi yamaMaratha. UShivaji wamisa umbuso wezakhamuzi onekhono futhi othuthuka kahle nezinhlangano ezihleleke kahle zokuphatha. Wavuselela amasiko ezombangazwe amaHindu asendulo, imihlangano yasenkantolo futhi wakhuthaza ukusetshenziswa kwezilimi zesiMarathi nesiSanskrit, esikhundleni sesiPheresiya enkantolo nasekuphathweni.  Ifa likaShivaji lalizohluka ngokombukeli nesikhathi, kodwa cishe emakhulwini amabili eminyaka ngemva kokufa kwakhe, waqala ukuba nokubaluleka okwandayo ngokuvela kwenhlangano yenkululeko yaseNdiya, njengoba amaNdiya amaningi ayemkhulisa njengomuntu we-proto-nationalist kanye neqhawe lamaHindu.
UShivaji wazalwa ngoFebhuwari 19, 1630 futhi washona ngo-April 3, 1680. UShivaji wakwazi ukukhipha umbuso wakhe ozimele ovela esigodlweni sika-Adilshahi saseBijapur esasidonsa phansi esaba isizinda soMbuso WamaMaratha. Ubizwa ngokuthi ungumshisekeli wesizwe futhi uyiqhawe lamaHindu.