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Coronation of Shivaji
The coronation of Shivaji took place in 1674 at Raigad, where he was crowned as Chhatrapati with elaborate Vedic rites. It proclaimed him a sovereign Hindu king independent of the Mughals and the Deccan sultanates. The ceremony formally founded the Maratha state that became the Maratha Empire.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Coronation of Shivaji. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/coronation-of-shivaji
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