He was a great captain and the only one who has had the magnanimity to
raise a new kingdom' - Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb A great warrior and
skilled administrator, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, better known as
Shivaji, was the founder of the great Maratha Empire and one who
instilled a sense of Maratha identity in his people. At a time, when the
Mughal Empire was at its zenith, Shivaji was the only one who dared to
challenge the might of Emperor Aurangzeb. He steadily grew his army from
a humble contingent of 2,000 soldiers to a force of 100,000. Assisted by
a disciplined military system, a well-structured administrative
organization and a deeply traditional society, soon the Maratha force
became the only military power of consequence against the Mughals in
India. Including accounts of legendary encounters like those with the
Adil-Shahi Sultanate and the menacing Aurangzeb, The Grand Rebel is an
epic saga of an Indian warrior king whose tales of victory and valour
have been inspiring the nation for centuries.