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Events on Wednesday 3 April 1680 1
1630 – 1680Shivaji (1630-1680)Died 3 April 1680, aged 50Shivaji founded the Maratha Empire in western India, carving out an independent Hindu state through decades of warfare against the Mughal Empire and the Sultanate of Bijapur. He was crowned Chhatrapati (sovereign) in 1674 and built a strong administrative and naval system. He died at Raigad Fort on 3 April 1680.