Jijabai

Jijabai  (or Bhonsale, Bhosale, Bhosle) or Jadhav (12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674 ), referred to as Rajmata, Rastramata, Jijabai, Jijamata or Jijau, was the mother of Chattrapati Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire. She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of Sindkhed Raja.

Early life
Jijabai was born on 12 January 1598, to Mhalasabai Jadhav and Lakhuji Jadhav at Sindkhed Raja in present-day Buldhana district of Maharastra. Jijabai was married at an early age to Shahaji Bhosle, son of Maloji Bhosle of Verul village, a military commander serving under the Nizam.

Death
She died on 17 June 1674 at Pachad village near Raigad Fort. This was only eleven days after the coronation of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

In popular culture

 * Legendary actress, Sulochana Latkar portrayed Jijabai in the marathi film Maratha Tituka Melvava
 * Sumati Gupte played Jijabai in the 1974 film Raja Shiv Chhatrapati.
 * Jijabai was a portrayed by Mrinal Kulkarni in the popular TV series Raja Shivchatrapati which aired on Star Pravah in 2008.
 * Mrinal Kulkarni played Jijabai in Farzand, an Indian Marathi language epic, historical drama film.
 * Mrinal Kulkarni played Jijabai in the 2019 Marathi language historical drama film, Fatteshikast.
 * Shilpa Tulaskar portrayed Jijabai in the 2011 series Veer Shivaji
 * Smita Deshmukh starred as Jijabai in the 2011 Marathi language film Rajmata Jijau based on the life of Jijabai, based on Madan Patil's historical novel Jijausaheb
 * Prateeksha Lonkar played Jijabai in Swarajyarakshak Sambhaji, an Indian historical drama based on the life of Sambhaji.
 * Padmavati Rao plays Jijabai in the 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical period action film, Tanhaji.
 * Nishtha Vaidya, Amruta Pawar, Bhargavi Chirmule, Neena Kulkarni portray Jijabai at different stages of her life in Swarajya Janani Jijamata, a show based on the life of Rajmata Jijabai.
 * The 2011 film Rajmata Jijau is a biography of Jijabai.