My post got removed while trying to defend ch.sambhaji on Indian history sub this is what i was saying.

Since this sub has a common hate for Marathas,(that sub),mostly from armchair Wikipedia historians, I just want to clear up some misinformation about Chhatrapati Sambhaji. All this "bad Sambhaji" fiasco started after Sambhaji's death, 122 years later, by a man named Malhar Ramrao Chitnis (मल्हार रामराव चिटणीस), who was the great-grandson of Balaji Avaji Chitnis (बाळाजी आवजी चिटणीस). Balaji Avaji Chitnis was executed by ch. Sambhaji for treachery. Malhar Ramrao Chitnis wrote the Chitnis Bakhar (चिटणीस बखर), stating how his ancestors were loyal and innocent, and how evil ch. Sambhaji was. At the same time, in the 19th century, the British were making the first drafts of Indian history. Since the Daftar Khana (record room) of the Marathas was burned during the siege of Raigad (1689), there was a scarcity of contemporary sources related to ch. Sambhaji. So, with little effort, they took this "Bakhar," which wasn't even contemporary, and wrote it down as is. Later, early Marathi historians made these British writings the base of their studies, further pushing this misrepresentation of ch.Sambhaji. By the early 20th century, there were numerous plays, novels, and dramas based on these historical accounts. (I mean, who doesn't love chronicles about bad, mad kings?) And there we go—the systematic character assassination of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. It wasn't until the 1960s that the legendary, prominent historian V.C. Bendre debunked these false claims with a critical analysis of contemporary sources. Bendre's book is huge (700 pages); here is a brief summary by scholar Dr. Jaysingrao Pawar. Book: Chatrapati Sambhaji: Ek Chikitsa.