Shivaji's father Shahaji Bhonsle was the leader of a band of
mercenaries that serviced the Deccan Sultanates. His mother was
Jijabai, the daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of Sindkhed. Both the
parents belonged to the royal clans of Bhonsle a Maratha caste. His
father was chief of the army of Bijapur Sultan.
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The five Dynasties that made up Delhi Sultanates were Slave,
Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid and Lodhi dynasties.