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Events on Thursday 16 January 1681 2
1681Sambhaji crowned Chhatrapati of the Maratha EmpireShivaji's eldest son takes the Maratha throneSambhaji was formally crowned at Raigad, ending the succession dispute that followed his father Shivaji's death in 1680. His reign was spent largely at war with the Mughal Empire under Aurangzeb.
1681Sambhaji crowned Chhatrapati of the Maratha EmpireShivaji's eldest son takes the Maratha throneSambhaji was formally crowned at Raigad, ending the succession dispute that followed his father Shivaji's death in 1680. His reign was spent largely at war with the Mughal Empire under Aurangzeb.