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Then this famous incident. Once in October 1667, during the raid on Kalyan, the Bijapur Subhedar's i.e Governor's (Mulla Ahmed's) young and beautiful daughter in law, was arrested by a Maratha sardar Aabaji Sondev. Shivaji Maharaj was in Pune at this juncture. Aabaji Sondev send this woman to Pune at the feet of his master along with other monetory treasure/booty. As this was the tradition set by mughals for so many years. But to everyone's surprise Shivaji Maharaj didn't accepted such a present, instead …. on her arrival he exclaimed,”Oh, how nice it would have been if my mother were as fair as you are ! I wish my mother was as beautiful as you.” “अशीच आमुची आई असती सुंदर, रूपवती ….. आम्हीं ही सुंदर झालो असतो वदलें छत्रपती ……।।” In such words Shivaji Maharaj honoured her by addressing her as “Mother.” He then sent her to her in laws house with apologies for her arrest. From there on he issued a very stern warning that in future no woman should be held as captive nor be made to suffer or be treated as booty on any account, during war or raids. Such was the Greatness of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. These qualities made him one and only one of his kind.
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