| Jijabai Bhonsale | |
|---|---|
| Kulmuktyar | |
 Jijabai on a 1999 stamp of India | |
| Rajmata of the Maratha Kingdom | |
| Reign | 1645 - 1674 |
| 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) |
| Spouse | Shahaji (m.1605 - 1664) |
| Issue | |
| House | Jadhav (by birth)[1] Bhonsle (by marriage) |
| Father | Lakhuji Rao Jadhav |
| Mother | Mahalsabai Jadhav |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Jijabai Shahaji Bhonsale (née Jadhav; 12 January 1598 – 17 June 1674[2]), referred to as Rajmata Jijabai, was the mother of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Kingdom.[3][4] She was a daughter of Lakhujirao Jadhav of Sindkhed Raja.[5]
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