Q. Who did Shivaji allegedly threaten, leading to a curse that was claimed to be linked to his death in 1680?
Answer: Jan-ul-lah Shah Muhammad
Notes: Jan-ul-lah Shah Muhammad was a respected Sufi saint located in Jalna, Maharashtra, during the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. In 1679, Shivaji attacked Jalna, and many townspeople took refuge at the saint’s dargah. Shivaji, who generally spared religious sites, looted this one and allegedly threatened Jan-ul-lah Shah Muhammad for sheltering people and their wealth. Some Muslim sources claim that the saint cursed Shivaji, and his subsequent death in 1680, just five months after his coronation, was attributed to this in local lore, reflecting the interplay between political and spiritual histories of the era.