Sakvarbai
Sakvarbai was a wife of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire in India.
Sakvarbai Gaikwad married Shivaji in January 1656 and later gave birth to a daughter.[1] After Shivaji's death in 1680, Sakvarbai had wanted to commit sati just like her husband's third wife Putalabai. But she was not allowed to do so because she had a daughter.
Death
Sakvarbai died in the captivity of Aurangzeb, her husband's enemy, after being taken as a prisoner from Raigad fort along with other family members in Sambhaji.[1]
References
- ^ a b Jaswant Lal Mehta (2005). Advanced study in the history of modern India 1707-1813. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-932705-54-6.
