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 |
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| instanceOf |
coronation ceremony
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historical event → |
| appliesToPeriod |
17th century
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| commemoratedBy |
annual celebrations at Raigad Fort
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| commemoratedOn |
6 June (in some modern observances)
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| country |
India
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| endTime |
June 1674
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| follows |
Shivaji’s military campaigns in western India
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| hasAlternativeName |
Shivaji Rajyabhishek at Raigad
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Shivaji’s coronation at Raigad → |
| hasAssociatedDynasty |
Bhosale dynasty
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| hasAssociatedState |
Maratha Empire
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| hasAssociatedStructure |
Raigad throne platform
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| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic episode in Indian nationalist narratives
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important event in Maharashtrian history → symbol of Maratha pride → |
| hasInvitedScholar |
Gaga Bhatt
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| hasLanguage |
Marathi
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Sanskrit → |
| hasLocation |
India
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Maharashtra → Raigad → Raigad Fort → |
| hasMainSubject |
Shivaji
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| hasOutcome |
enhanced status of Shivaji among contemporary powers
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formal recognition of Shivaji as king → legitimization of Maratha monarchy → |
| hasParticipant |
Shivaji
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| hasPoliticalSignificance |
assertion of sovereignty against the Adil Shahi Sultanate
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assertion of sovereignty against the Mughal Empire → establishment of independent Maratha rule → |
| hasPriest |
Gaga Bhatt
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| hasReligion |
Hinduism
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| hasRitual |
Hindu coronation rites
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Vedic rituals → abhisheka → |
| hasRitualSpecialist |
Gaga Bhatt
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| hasTitleConferred |
Chhatrapati
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Kshatriya king → |
| marksBeginningOf |
Hindavi Swarajya as a formal kingdom
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sovereign Maratha kingdom → |
| performedBy |
Gaga Bhatt
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| pointInTime |
1674
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6 June 1674 → |
| precedes |
expansion of the Maratha Empire
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| startTime |
6 June 1674
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| usesSymbol |
royal seal
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royal throne at Raigad → royal umbrella → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Coronation of Shivaji at Raigad in 1674
("Shivaji Rajyabhishek at Raigad")
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hasAlternativeName |
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Maratha Empire
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significantEvent |