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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Jijabai
| image = Shivaji jijamata.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| caption = A statue of Jijabai and young [[Shivaji]]
| succession1 = [[Rajmata]] of the [[Maratha Empire]]
| reign1 = 1645-1674
| birth_name = Jijabai Jadhav
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1598|01|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Jijau Mahal, [[Sindkhed Raja]], [[Ahmadnagar Sultanate]] (present-day [[Maharashtra]], [[India]])
| death_date = {{death date|1674|06|17|df=yes}} (aged 76)
| death_place = Pachad, [[Maratha Empire]] (present-day Maharashtra, India)
| occupation =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| house = [[Jadhav]] ''(by birth)''<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yWfeU9eQd5YC&q=Lakhuji+jadhav&pg=PT252 | title=General Studies History 4 Upsc | page=B.50| isbn=9780070604476 | author1=Reddy | date=November 2005 }}</ref> <br>[[Bhonsle]] ''(by marriage)''
| spouse = [[Shahaji]] (m. ? - 1664)
| issue = {{ubl
|[[Sambhaji Shahaji Bhosale]]
|[[Shivaji Bhosale]]
}}
| father = [[Lakhuji Jadhav]]
|mother=Mahalasabai Jadhav
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
}}

'''Jijabai Shahaji Bhosale''' ({{nee|'''Jadhav'''}}; 12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES OF CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI ON THE BATTLE GROUND A STUDY|last=GHUGARE|first=GANESH JANARDAN|publisher=Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibarewala University|others=Chapter 3|year=2017|pages=47|hdl = 10603/193985}}</ref>), referred to as [[Rajmata]] Jijabai or Jijau, was the mother of [[Shivaji]], founder of the [[Maratha Empire]]. She was a daughter of [[Lakhuji Jadhav|Lakhujirao Jadhav]] of [[Sindkhed Raja]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Tibbetts|first=Jann|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lsHLDAAAQBAJ&q=She+was+a+daughter+of+Lakhujirao+Jadhav+of+Sindkhed+Raja.&pg=PT550|title=50 Great Military Leaders of All Time|date=2016-07-30|publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd|isbn=978-93-85505-66-9|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Jijabai was born on 12 January 1598, to Mahalasabai Jadhav and [[Lakhuji Jadhav]] of Deulgaon, near Sindkhed, in present-day [[Buldhana]] district of Maharastra. Lakhojiraje Jadhav was a Maratha noble. Jijabai was married at an early age to [[Shahaji|Shahaji Bhosle]], son of [[Maloji Bhosle]] of Verul village, a military commander serving under the Nizam Shahi sultans. She taught Shivaji about [[swaraj|swarajya]] and raised him to be a great warrior.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Shivaji_the_Great_Maratha/0QjwENC2V_IC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=jijabai+shivaji&pg=PA79&printsec=frontcover| title= Shivaji, the Great Maratha Volume 1| last=Sardesai| first=Mr.| year=2002|pages=80}}</ref> Jijabai died on 17 June 1674.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Swastik Handicrafts Rajmata Jijabai, Resin, Balck 3.5 Inch: Amazon.in: होम और किचन|url=https://www.amazon.in/-/hi/00111/dp/B08WL6DYH9|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.amazon.in}}</ref> C.V. Vaidya in his book Medieval India, states that Yadavas are "definitely pure Maratha Kshatriyas". [ Jijabai (the mother of Shivaji, who founded the Maratha Empire) belonged to the clan of jadhavas of Sindkhed Raja, who also claimed descent from the Yadavas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - Feature Stories - September 2015|url=https://www.harekrsna.com/sun/features/09-15/features3510.htm|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.harekrsna.com}}</ref>
[[File: Jijabai 1999 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|Jijabai on a 1999 stamp of India.]]

==In popular culture==
* 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]].
* [[Amruta Pawar]] portrays Jijabai in [[Swarajya Janani Jijamata]], a show based on the life of Rajmata Jijabai.{{cn|date=July 2020}}
* The 2011 film ''[[Rajmata Jijau]]'' is a biography of Jijabai.
* In his book Medieval India, C.V.Vaidya states that Yadavas are "definitely pure Maratha Kshatriyas". ... [ Jijabai (the mother of Shivaji, who founded the Maratha Empire) belonged to the clan of jadhavas of Sindkhed Raja, who also claimed descent from the Yadavas.

==See also==
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]
* [[Maratha clan system]]
* [[Bhosale]]
* [[Maratha Kranti Morcha]]

==References==
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