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.
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