Maharani Saibai Bhosale | |||||
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Maharani of the Maratha Empire Rajmata Shrimant Chatrapati Saibai Shivajiraje Bhosale | |||||
Tenure | 16 May 1640 – 5 September 1659 | ||||
Successor | Soyarabai | ||||
Born | Saibai Nimbalkar c. 29 October 1633 Phaltan, Ahmadnagar Sultanate (present-day Maharashtra, India) | ||||
Died | 5 September 1659 (aged 26) Rajgad Fort, Pune, Maratha Empire (present-day Maharastra, India) | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Sakhubai Nimbalkar Ranubai Jadhav Ambikabai Mahadik Sambhaji | ||||
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House | Nimbalkar (by birth) Bhosale (by marriage) | ||||
Father | Mudhoji Rao Naik Nimbalkar | ||||
Mother | Reubai | ||||
Religion | Hinduism |
Saibai Bhosale (née Nimbalkar) (29 October 1633[1] – 5 September 1659) was the first wife and chief consort of Chattrapati Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire. She was the mother of her husband's successor Chattrapati Sambhaji.