Coronation of Shivaji at Raigad in 1674

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The Coronation of Shivaji at Raigad in 1674 was the ceremony in which the Maratha leader Shivaji Bhosale was formally crowned as Chhatrapati, marking the establishment of a sovereign Maratha kingdom in western India.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf coronation ceremony
historical event
appliesToPeriod 17th century
commemoratedBy annual celebrations at Raigad Fort
commemoratedOn 6 June (in some modern observances)
country India
endTime June 1674
follows Shivaji’s military campaigns in western India
hasAlternativeName Shivaji Rajyabhishek at Raigad
Shivaji’s coronation at Raigad
hasAssociatedDynasty Bhosale dynasty
hasAssociatedState Maratha Empire
hasAssociatedStructure Raigad throne platform
hasCulturalSignificance iconic episode in Indian nationalist narratives
important event in Maharashtrian history
symbol of Maratha pride
hasInvitedScholar Gaga Bhatt
hasLanguage Marathi
Sanskrit
hasLocation India
Maharashtra
Raigad
Raigad Fort
hasMainSubject Shivaji
hasOutcome enhanced status of Shivaji among contemporary powers
formal recognition of Shivaji as king
legitimization of Maratha monarchy
hasParticipant Shivaji
hasPoliticalSignificance assertion of sovereignty against the Adil Shahi Sultanate
assertion of sovereignty against the Mughal Empire
establishment of independent Maratha rule
hasPriest Gaga Bhatt
hasReligion Hinduism
hasRitual Hindu coronation rites
Vedic rituals
abhisheka
hasRitualSpecialist Gaga Bhatt
hasTitleConferred Chhatrapati
Kshatriya king
marksBeginningOf Hindavi Swarajya as a formal kingdom
sovereign Maratha kingdom
performedBy Gaga Bhatt
pointInTime 1674
6 June 1674
precedes expansion of the Maratha Empire
startTime 6 June 1674
usesSymbol royal seal
royal throne at Raigad
royal umbrella

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Coronation of Shivaji at Raigad in 1674 ("Shivaji Rajyabhishek at Raigad")
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Maratha Empire
significantEvent

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