Lakhuji Jadhav

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Mir-I-Samad Sahiban-I-Jadurai-I-Dakhani Lakhuji Jadhav Rao (1560 – 25 July 1629), also known as Lakhuji Jadhav, was a Maratha statesman and Mansabdar who initially served the Ahmadnagar Sultanate and later joined the Mughals. He was a prominent figure in the politics of Deccan. Lakhuji was a well-known member of Jadhav Rao clan who descended from the Yadavas of Devagiri. He was also a Jagirdar of Sindkhed Raja. He was father of Jijabai, and grandfather of Shivaji, who was founder of the Maratha Empire.

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