Raigad Fort

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Raigad Fort is a historic hill fortress in Maharashtra, India, renowned as the mountain stronghold and coronation site of Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hill fort
historical fort
tourist attraction
accessedBy Raigad Ropeway
alsoKnownAs Rairi
associatedWith Shivaji
surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Maratha Empire
builtBy Hiroji Indulkar
capitalOf Maratha Empire
capturedBy Shivaji
surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
coronationSiteOf Shivaji
surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
country India
developedBy Shivaji
surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
district Raigad district
elevation about 2700 feet above sea level
about 820 metres above sea level
governedBy Archaeological Survey of India
hasFeature ropeway access
steep cliffs
stone steps
hasMemorial Samadhi of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
hasStructure Hirkani Buruj
Jagadishwar Temple
Maha Darwaja
Queen’s quarters
Raj Bhavan
Takmak Tok
market area
heritageStatus protected monument
locatedIn India
Maharashtra
Raigad district
mountainRange Sahyadri
surface form: Sahyadri range
nearestTown Mahad
period 17th century
servedAsCapitalFrom 1674
servedAsCapitalUntil 1680
significance coronation place of the first Maratha Chhatrapati
symbol of Maratha sovereignty
state Maharashtra
tourismType heritage tourism
usedFor administrative centre
military stronghold
royal residence
viewOverlooks Konkan
surface form: Konkan region

surrounding Sahyadri hills
yearOfCoronation 1674

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Soyarabai residence Raigad Fort
Soyarabai associatedWith Raigad Fort
this entity surface form: Raigad