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'''Lakhuji Jadhav''' was a prominent grandee of [[Sindkhed Raja]] in the present-day [[Buldhana district]] of [[Maharashtra]] state during the 16th century. He was Jahigirdar in the court of [[Nizam Shahi]] Sultans of [[Ahmadnagar Sultanate|Daulatabad]] in the present-day [[Maharashtra]]<br />
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His daughter was [[Jijabai]], the mother of [[Shivaji]], founder of the [[Maratha Empire]]. She was born on 12 January 1598 and married at an early age to [[Shahaji|Shahaji Bhosale]], a nobleman and military commander under the [[Adil Shahi]] sultans of [[Bijapur Sultanate|Bijapur]] in present-day [[Karnataka]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=yWfeU9eQd5YC&pg=PT252&dq=Lakhuji+jadhav&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Lakhuji%20jadhav&f=false Maratha Sardars] ''General Studies History 4 Upsc'', by Reddy. Tata McGraw-Hill, 2005. {{ISBN|0-07-060447-9}}. ''p. 50''</ref><br />
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He was one of the early exponents of guerilla warfare and he became one of the most important sardars in the [[Nizam Shahi]] sultanate. He is known to be the victor of the famous fort of [[Daulatabad Fort|Devagiri]]. <ref>{{Cite book|last=Patil|first=Vishwas|title=Sambhaji|publisher=Mehta Publishing House|year=2016|isbn=|location=Pune|pages=}}</ref><br />
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Lakhuji Jadhav was murdered by treachery, along with his sons and a grandson, at the orders of the Nizam Shah in 1629, at the time that his daughter Jijabai was pregnant with Shivaji. His murder is mentioned in the Badshah Nama of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.{{cn|date=September 2020}}<br />
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One of the surviving descendants of Lakhuji Jadhav was Shambusing Jadhav who famously fought in the [[Battle of Pavan Khind|Battle of Pavankhind]]. His great-grandson was the son of Shambusing Jadhav, the famous Maratha commander [[Dhanaji Jadhav]].<br />
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