RAIGAD FORT

June 3, 2019

Nearly four Lakh people are expected to converge on June 6 at the historic Raigad fort to celebrate the anniversary of the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation ceremony.

About:

Location: Raigad fort is a hill fort situated in the Mahad, Raigad district of Maharashtra. The fort is located in the Sahyadri mountain range.
Historical significance:
- Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj seized the fort in 1656, then known as the fort of Rairi from Raje Chandraraoji More, The King of Jawali.
- Shivaji renovated and expanded the fort of Rairi and renamed it as Raigad (King's Fort).
- Shivaji Maharaj was coronated on 6 June, 1674 at the Raigad fort, which later served as the capital of the Maratha empire.
- The fort was looted and destroyed by the British after it was captured in 1818.