Jijabai shahaji bhosale

Jijabai Shahaji Bhosale (12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674[2]), referred to as Rajmata Jijabai or Jijau, was the mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha Empire. She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of 
BornJijabai Jadhav
12 January 1598
Jijau Mahal, Sindkhed Raja, Ahmadnagar Sultanate (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Died17 June 1674
Pachad, Maratha Empire (present-day Maharashtra, India)
SpouseShahaji
Issue
Shivaji
HouseSeuna Yadav (by birth)[1]
Bhonsle (by marriage)
FatherLakhuji Jadhav
MotherMahalasabai Jadhav
ReligionHinduism

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