Gaga Bhatt
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Gaga Bhatt was a prominent 17th-century Hindu scholar and priest from Varanasi, best known for officiating the royal coronation of the Maratha ruler Shivaji.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gaga Bhatt canonical | 4 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu priest
ⓘ
Hindu scholar ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maratha Empire
ⓘ
Shivaji ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 17th century ⓘ |
| conferredTitleOn | Shivaji ⓘ |
| coronationOfficiatedFor | Shivaji ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| era | early modern India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Brahmins
ⓘ
surface form:
Brahmin
|
| fieldOfWork |
Hindu ritual law
ⓘ
Vedic scholarship ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a prominent Brahmin authority from Varanasi
ⓘ
officiating the coronation of Shivaji ⓘ |
| notableEvent | royal coronation of Shivaji at Raigad ⓘ |
| notableFor | legitimizing Shivaji’s kingship through Vedic rites ⓘ |
| occupation |
priest
ⓘ
scholar ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Varanasi ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Varanasi ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Hinduism
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanatana Dharma
|
| roleInCoronation |
chief priest
ⓘ
ritual officiant ⓘ |
| titleConferred | Kshatriya status for Shivaji ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.