Jijabai
| Jijabai | |
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| Raj Mata Kulmuktyar | |
Jijabai on a 1999 stamp of India | |
| Rajmata of the Maratha Kingdom | |
| Reign | 1645 - 1674 |
| Predecessor | position established |
| Successor | Soyarabai |
| Born | Jijabai Lakhuji Rao Jadhav 12 January 1598 Jijau Mahal, Sindkhed Raja, Ahmadnagar Sultanate (present-day Buldhana District, Maharashtra, India) |
| Died | 17 June 1674 (aged 76) Pachad, Maratha Kingdom (present-day Raigad District, Maharashtra, India) |
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| House | Jadhav (by birth) Bhonsle (by marriage) |
| Father | Lakhuji Rao Jadhav |
| Mother | Mhalsabai Jadhav |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Jijabai Shahaji Bhonsale (née Jadhav; 12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674), referred to as Rajmata Jijabai, or Jijamata, was the mother of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Kingdom. She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of Sindkhed Raja. He belonged to the lineage of Devagiri Yadavas.