Sakvarbai

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Sakvarbai was a wife of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire in the Indian subcontinent and She was daughter of Nandaji Rao Gaikwad.

Sakvarbai Gaikwad married Shivaji in January 1656 and later gave birth to a daughter Kamlabai .[1] After Shivaji's death in 1680, Sakvarbai had wanted to commit sati just like her husband's third wife Putalabai. But she was not allowed to do so because she had a daughter.


Sakvarbai
SpouseShivaji I (m. January 1656)
IssueKamlabai
FatherNandaji Rao Gaikwad.

Death[edit]

Sakvarbai died in the captivity of Aurangzeb, her husband's enemy, after being taken as a prisoner from Raigad fort, after it was captured, along with other family members of the royal family.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Jaswant Lal Mehta (2005). Advanced study in the history of modern India 1707-1813. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-932705-54-6.
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