Hindavi Swarajya as a formal kingdom

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Hindavi Swarajya as a formal kingdom refers to the sovereign Maratha state established under Chhatrapati Shivaji’s rule in the late 17th century, embodying a vision of self-rule and regional independence from Mughal and other imperial powers in western India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maratha polity
early modern kingdom
sovereign state
administrativeSystem Ashta Pradhan council
aim establish indigenous rule over Marathi-speaking regions
limit external imperial control in the Deccan
alsoKnownAs Maratha Empire
surface form: Maratha kingdom under Shivaji

Maratha Empire
surface form: Shivaji’s Maratha state
associatedConcept Swaraj
surface form: Hindavi Swarajya
associatedWithFort Pratapgad Fort
Raigad Fort
Torna Fort
associatedWithPerson Jijabai
Sambhaji
capital Raigad Fort
surface form: Raigad
coreRegion Konkan
Western Maharashtra
surface form: western Maharashtra
coronationOfFounder 1674
economicBase agrarian revenues
control of trade routes in western India
establishedBy conquest of forts in western Deccan
military resistance to Mughal expansion
ethnicBase Maratha
followedBy expanded Maratha Empire under later rulers
founder Shivaji
surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji
governmentType monarchy
historicalSignificance early example of regional resistance to Mughal central authority
foundation for later Maratha expansion across India
ideologicalBasis protection of local communities
regional independence
self-rule
ideologicalSlogan Swaraj
surface form: Hindavi Swarajya
language Marathi
legalSystem Hindu customary law with royal decrees
locatedIn Deccan region
western India
militaryFeature fort-centric warfare
guerrilla tactics
precededBy fragmented Maratha chieftaincies
religion Hindu state ideology
royalTitleOfRuler Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire
surface form: Chhatrapati
ruler Shivaji
surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji
sovereigntyClaimedFrom Adil Shahi dynasty
surface form: Adil Shahi Sultanate of Bijapur

Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

Golconda Sultanate
surface form: Qutb Shahi Sultanate of Golconda
symbolicEvent coronation of Shivaji at Raigad
timePeriod late 17th century

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Coronation of Shivaji at Raigad in 1674 marksBeginningOf Hindavi Swarajya as a formal kingdom