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Q: Why can I not add "Shri", "Chhatrapati", or "Maharaj" to Shivaji's name?

A: As per WP:Honorifics and WP:Commonname, in Wikipedia, we refer to people by their commonly used name in the cited academic sources. We do not include titles or Honorifics unless they are commonly used in the cited sources (Shivaji does not fall in this category).
Please note Charles III, where he is referred to as "Charles" throughout, not "King Charles" nor "His Royal Highness" or whatnot. We clearly note Shivaji's titles in the article, we just don't repeat them each time his name is written.
Please refer to this talk discussion for more details.

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July 7, 2009	Peer review	Reviewed
June 17, 2018	Good article nominee	Not listed

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Section sizes

Section size for Shivaji (45 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	6,465	6,465
Early life	6,259	6,259
Conflict with Bijapur Sultanate	39	12,602
Background and context	1,631	1,631
Independent generalship	3,235	3,235
Combat with Afzal Khan	4,705	4,705
Siege of Panhala	1,649	1,649
Battle of Pavan Khind	1,343	1,343
Conflict with the Mughals	1,557	12,488
Attacks on Shaista Khan and Surat	3,340	3,340
Treaty of Purandar	1,477	1,477
Arrest in Agra and escape	5,149	5,149
Peace with the Mughals	965	965
Reconquest	2,776	4,265
Battles of Umrani and Nesari	1,489	1,489
Coronation	11,107	11,107
Conquest in southern India	4,153	4,153
Death and succession	3,576	6,627
Aurangzeb's Campaign Against Marathas And Aftermath	3,051	3,051
Legacy	4,421	4,421
Governance	18	9,097
Ashta Pradhan Mandal	1,701	1,701
Promotion of Marathi and Sanskrit	918	918
Religious policy	4,719	5,423
Ramdas	704	704
Seal	1,037	1,037
Mode of warfare	3,466	8,729
Military	792	792
Hill forts	1,663	1,663
Navy	2,808	2,808
Depictions and interpretations of Shivaji	402	18,375
Contemporaneous view	2,169	2,169
Early depictions	590	590
Nineteenth century	5,089	5,089
During the independence movement	1,915	1,915
Post independence	1,690	2,517
Political parties	827	827
Controversies related to Shivaji's depiction	5,693	5,693
Commemorations	6,198	6,198
Sources	15	7,785
Notes	33	33
References	240	240
Bibliography	7,497	7,497
Further reading	1,200	1,200
External links	1,529	1,529
Total	121,300	121,300

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What is the source of the comment "But even this failed to satisfy the greed of the Brahmins."?[edit]

This seems like a comment rather than a fact. Is this the bias of the writer? I think wikipedia should refrain from making statements like this which could be opinions of a book writer. Mrudulaj286 (talk) 15:47, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Removed section. Appears to be unsourced POV content. SKAG123 (talk) 02:09, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tittle of shivaji[edit]

Someone giving the title mountain rat to shivaji But the tile Mountain rat is given Mughal not by Shivaji himself Mnbnjghiryurr (talk) 16:09, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

While the moniker needs to be mentioned, I agree that the same is not required in lead. It is well covered in warfare section Redtigerxyz ^Talk 05:41, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can anyone change the name to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj?[edit]

Why is the title not included in the name? Sayalibm (talk) 23:44, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Because Wikipedia generally does not include titles or honorifics in article titles. MrOllie (talk) 23:51, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj[edit]

I request you to please change article name from Shivaji to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Wikipedia has given article name of Alexander 3 as Alexander the Great. Shree Maharana Pratap's article name is also Maharana Pratap with his title Maharana. Then why Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's name is without title?? Please don't play with our religious sentiments. Millions of people consider him as idol and God. We cant see his name taken disrespectfully without title of king As soon as possible please change the article name to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 103.232.236.179 (talk) 16:08, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Change the title[edit]

Hi Team,

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is an ideal king of India. The whole of Indian never mentions Shivaji Maharaj alone. Your title has hurt the sentiments of million of Indians. Kindly change the title of this article and wherever Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is mentioned singularly like "Shivaji", mention it as "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj".

Thank You..!!