Shivaji and His Times c15.2

c15.2

Wives :—1. Sai Bai (nee Nimbalkar), died 5 Sep. 1659 [Jedhe S.]; mother of Shambhuji (born 14 May 1657.)
2. Soyrā Bai (nee Shirké), put to death by Shambhuji in 1680; mother of Rajaram (born 24 Feb. 1670.)
3. Putlā Bai (nee Mohité), burnt herself with Shivaji's corpse, 1680.
4. Sākwār Bai (nee Gaikwad), married January 1656 [Jedhe S.]; remained a captive in the hands of the Mughals for many years after the fall of Raigarh in 1689.
5. One wife who died about 1st March 1674, [according to the letter of Narayan Shenvi from Raigarh, dated 4th April.] 6 & 7. Two wives, married just before the coronation, [according to Oxinden's Letter from Rairi, dated 27 May],—"married on 30th May 1674 with Vedic mantras" [acc. to Jedhe S., which does not mention how many ladies were married on that day.]
8. One wife, married on 8th June 1674. [Acc. to Oxinden's Narrative at Rairi, under date 8th June, "The Rajah was married to a fourth wife without any state or ceremony."]