Mahad
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Mahad is a historic town in Maharashtra, India, known for its proximity to Raigad Fort and its role in social and political movements, including Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Mahad Satyagraha.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahad canonical | 7 |
| Mahad town | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hill fort
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ social movement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | municipal council ⓘ |
| aim | assert the right of Dalits to access public water sources ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
B. R. Ambedkar
ⓘ
Dalit movement in India ⓘ
surface form:
Dalit rights movement
|
| climate | tropical monsoon ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important site for Ambedkarite commemorations ⓘ |
| district | Raigad district ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
nearby industrial areas ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | sites related to Ambedkarite movement ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection |
Chiplun
ⓘ
Mahabaleshwar ⓘ Poladpur ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Mahad Satyagraha ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
capital of the Maratha Empire under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
ⓘ
center of social and political movements in Maharashtra ⓘ |
| knownFor |
access to public tank agitation
ⓘ
struggle against caste-based discrimination ⓘ |
| language |
Marathi language
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
|
| leader | B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Konkan
ⓘ
surface form:
Konkan region
Raigad district ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mahad MIDC industrial area
ⓘ
Raigad Fort ⓘ |
| locatedOn | banks of the Savitri River ⓘ |
| location | Mahad self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| nearbyFort | Raigad Fort ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Mumbai ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | symbol of anti-caste struggle in India ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal and riverine town ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| state | Maharashtra ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| transportConnection | Mumbai–Goa Highway (NH-66) ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
| year | 1927 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Raj Bhavan, Raigad Fort
this entity surface form:
Mahad town
this entity surface form:
Mahad town