"He (Sambhaji) was ordered by the Emperor to embrace Islam. He refused and was made to run the gauntlet of the whole Imperial army. Tattered and bleeding he was brought before the Emperor and repeated his refusal. His tongue was torn and again the question was put. He called for writing material and wrote 'Not even if the emperor bribed me with his daughter!' So then he was put to death by torture."
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Sambhaji
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj (Sambhajiraje Bhonsle, popular famous as Shamburaje) (14 May 1657 – 11 March 1689) was the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha kingdom. He was the eldest son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (Shivajiraje Bhonsle), the founder of the Maratha Empire and his first wife Maharani Saibai. He was successor of the realm after his father's death, and ruled it for nine years. Sambhaji's rule was largely shaped by the ongoing wars between the Maratha kingdom and Mughal Empire as we
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