Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition:

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Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition:

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{'european power': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'cannons': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'shivaji': [3, 0, 2, 0], 'dutch': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'ammunition': [2, 0, 1, 0], 'portuguese': [2, 0, 2, 0], 'french': [6, 2, 4, 3]}

Option 1: The French. This options suggests that Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition from the French. However, this is incorrect. Shivaji did not obtain cannons and ammunition from the French.

Option 2: The Portuguese. This is the correct answer. Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition from the Portuguese. The Portuguese were one of the major European powers in India during Shivaji`s time and they had a significant presence in Goa and other parts of western India.

Option 3: The Dutch. This options suggests that Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition from the Dutch. However, this is incorrect. Shivaji did not obtain cannons and ammunition from the Dutch.

Option 4: The English. This options suggests that Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition from the English. However, this is incorrect. Shivaji did not obtain cannons and ammunition from the English.

In conclusion, Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition from the Portuguese, not the French, Dutch, or English.