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Maharadja Shahaji II (1594-1664)

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India, late 19th century Chromolithograph representing the ruler Shahaji II. Framed under glass 22 x 17 cm During the Mughal invasion of the Deccan, he joined the Mughal forces and served Emperor Shah Jahan for a brief period. After being deprived of his jagirs, he defected to the Bijapur Sultanate in 1632. He eventually became the chief general of Bijapur and oversaw its expansion.