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Raigad is a hill fort situated in the Mahad, Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. The Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj built this fort and made his capital in 1674 when he was crowned King of a Maratha Kingdom which later developed into the Maratha Empire eventually covering majority of modern-day India.
The fort, which rises 820 metres (2,700 ft) above sea level, is located in the Sahyadri mountain range. There are approximately 1737 steps leading to the fort, though today Raigad Ropeway, an aerial tramway, exists to reach the top of the fort in 20 minutes. The fort was looted and destroyed by the British after its capture in 1818.
Europeans also used to call it 'Gibraltar of the East'
Shivaji had seized the fort in 1656, then the fort of Rairi, from the royal house of Chandrarrao Mores, a junior or Cadet dynasty to descended from the ancient Maurya imperial dynasty. The last More king (or raja) was a feudatory of the Sultan of Bijapur. Shivaji renovated and expanded the fort of Rairi and renamed it Raigad (the King's Fort). It became the capital of Shivaji's kingdom.
Raigad may refer to:
Shivaji Bhonsle (Marathi [ʃiʋaˑɟiˑ bʱoˑs(ə)leˑ]; c. 1627/1630 – 3 April 1680), also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian warrior king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire. In 1674, he was formally crowned as the Chhatrapati (Monarch) of his realm at Raigad.
Shivaji established a competent and progressive civil rule with the help of a disciplined military and well-structured administrative organisations. He innovated military tactics, pioneering the guerrilla warfare methods (Shiva sutra or ganimi kava), which leveraged strategic factors like geography, speed, and surprise and focused pinpoint attacks to defeat his larger and more powerful enemies. He revived ancient Hindu political traditions and court conventions and promoted the usage of Marathi and Sanskrit, rather than Persian, in court and administration.
Shivaji's legacy was to vary by observer and time but began to take on increased importance with the emergence of the Indian independence movement, as many elevated him as a proto-nationalist and hero of the Hindus. Particularly in Maharashtra, debates over his history and role have engendered great passion and sometimes even violence as disparate groups have sought to characterise him and his legacy.
Fortifications are military constructions or buildings designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and also used to solidify rule in a region during peace time. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs. The term is derived from the Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make").
From very early history to modern times, walls have been a necessity for cities to survive in an ever changing world of invasion and conquest. Some settlements in the Indus Valley Civilization were the first small cities to be fortified. In ancient Greece, large stone walls had been built in Mycenaean Greece, such as the ancient site of Mycenae (famous for the huge stone blocks of its 'cyclopean' walls). A Greek Phrourion was a fortified collection of buildings used as a military garrison, and is the equivalent of the Roman castellum or English fortress. These construction mainly served the purpose of a watch tower, to guard certain roads, passes, and lands that might threaten the kingdom. Though smaller than a real fortress, they acted as a border guard rather than a real strongpoint to watch and maintain the border.
Raigad District is a district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Konkan region. The district was renamed after Raigad, the fort that was the former capital of the Maratha leader Shivaji Maharaj, and is located in the interior regions of the district, in dense forests on a west-facing spur of the Western Ghats of Sahyadri range. In 2011 the district had a population of 2,635,394, compared to 2,207,929 in 2001. In 2011 urban dwellers had increased to 36.91% from 24.22% in 2001.
The district is bounded by Mumbai Harbour to the northwest, Thane District to the north, Pune District to the east, Ratnagiri district to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the west. It includes the large natural harbor of Pen-Mandwa, which is immediately south of Mumbai harbour, and forming a single landform with it. The northern part of the district is included in the planned metropolis of Navi Mumbai, and its port, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
The district includes towns/cities of Panvel, Alibag, Mangaon, Roha, Pen, Khopoli, Kharghar, Taloja, Khalapur, Uran, Patalganga, Rasayani, Nagothana, Poladpur, Alibag, Karjat and Mahad. The largest city both in area and population is Panvel. The district also includes the isle of Gharapuri or Elephanta, located in Uran which has ancient Hindu and Buddhist caves.
We had a awesome trip to the Raigad Fort(रायगड किल्ला) for one of the event called "इतिहासाच्या पाऊलखुणा" where they revealed so many new things about Maratha History.! Fort History: Raigad Fort is Located in Raigad District near Pune & Mumbai. Raigad fort height is approx 2851 feet (820 metres )above sea level. Raigad is hill type fort that based on Sahyadri mountain range. Raigad Fort was the Capital of Maratha Empire made By Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj At 1656 . Raigad fort have approximate 1475 steps . In 1818 the fort was bombarded and destroyed by British Govt. ------------- Distance: From Mumbai: Mumbai to Panvel by Goa highway towards Goa up to Mahad-Raigad. Distance from Mumbai to Raigad is 140 Km. From Pune: Chandani Chowk - Paud Road - Nizampur - Via Mangaon Road Mumbai-Goa...
This documentary is based on fort of Raigad,it is situated at Raigad,maharastra. it is huge fort, it is situated on a hill. it is by sandy.it is now total damaged,it is ruins, it should be build as it was, it is very important fort of history, it is totlal neglect. it should be maintain.Chatrapati shivaji is very important character in indian history.his memories should be alive.
Raigad is a hill fort situated in the Mahad, Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. The Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj built this fort and made his capital in 1674 when he was crowned King of a Maratha Kingdom which later developed into the Maratha Empire eventually covering much of western and central India. The fort, which rises 820 metres (2,700 ft) above sea level, is located in the Sahyadri mountain range. There are approximately 1737 steps leading to the fort, though today Raigad Ropeway, an aerial tramway, exists to reach the top of the fort in 10 minutes. The fort was looted and destroyed by the British after its capture in 1818. Subscribe to this channel and stay tuned: http://www.youtube.com/user/ultramarathi ► Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UltraMarat...
The frightened horse tried to jump and unfortunately fell down from raigadh fort.Horse fell from hundreds of feet on vehicle parked belove but servived amazingly with minor injuries, that made a grt relief to the "rajyabhishek ceremony" of great king Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Bhosale.
सर्व विडिओ पाहणाऱ्या मित्रांना विनंती आहे कि ह्या विडिओ मध्ये ऑडिओ चा प्रॉब्लेम आहे त्यामुळे ह्या ठिकाणी सेम विडिओ ची लिंक आहे त्यावर हा विडिओ पाहावा गैर सोई बद्धल दिलगिरी व्यक्त करतो थँक्स https://youtu.be/JvSkt0pauq0 रायगड (किल्ला) Raigad Fort भौगोलिक स्थान किल्ले रायगड हा महाराष्ट्रातील रायगड जिल्ह्यातील सह्याद्रीच्या पर्वतरांगांत असून समुद्रसपाटीपासून सुमारे ८२० मीटर (२७०० फूट) उंचीवर आहे. मराठी साम्राज्याच्या इतिहासामध्ये त्याची एक खास ओळख आहे. छत्रपती शिवाजीराजांनी रायगडचे स्थान आणि महत्त्व पाहून १७ व्या शतकात याला आपल्या राज्याची राजधानी बनविली. शिवराज्याभिषेक याच ठिकाणी झाला. गडावर पोहोचायला जवळ-जवळ १४००-१४५० पायर्या आहेत. इंग्रजांनी गड कब्जात घेतल्यानंतर लुटून त्याची नासधूस केली. इतिहास[संपादन] विकिपीडियातील इतिहासविषयक लेखात पाळावयाचे लेखनसंकेत[दाखवा] रायगडाचे प्राचीन नाव ‘राय...
Raigad Ropeway can be considered as one of the most dangerous ropeway rides across the whole world, it doesn't have any support towers in between the 420 meters ascent and the gradients are too high to be handled by the two end towers! Date: Sundy, 5th July 2015. Time: 4:55 PM. Location: Raigad Fort, Maharashtra. Camera: Canon PowerShot SX700 HS. Background Music: Turnin Clouds into Mountains. Finally after a long wait of 4 hours on a busy Sunday afternoon, our number turned up for the ride. As we jumped into the open iron boxes having capacity of 4 each, we started our climb steadily and slowly and as we lifted up the adrenaline rush kept increasing and it was such a breathtaking experience flying in the mid of the air with just a rope carrying you! The descent was even more thrilling...
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This video is full of information about Raigad Fort (रायगड किल्ला) and Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj-Maratha History. Still we have not included full length videos of full event, there is hell lot of information around Maharashtra History, but we most of the people are unknown to that. As those videos are big is size and length we could not take it up here. --------------------------------------- Like our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/JeevanKadam10588/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeevan.kadam/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeevanKadamVlog ------------------------------------------------------- My Vlogging Kit: Camera: Sony HDR CX405 Camcorder Tripod: Mobilegear Flexible Mini Tripod
Kharghar Property mumbai: Kharghar is located on the Mumbai-Pune highway (NH 4) at a less-than-one hour drive from the heart of Mumbai city. The Area started developing in 1995 and now it boasts of number of ready and under-construction projects both in the commercial and residential segments.Kharghar is a node of Navi Mumbai, conceived and constructed by CIDCO. It lay in the Raigad District and is developed and maintained by CIDCO.
Panvel Project Mumbai:09999684166, 09999684955 Panvel is city of Mumbai and a municipal council that lies in Raigad district in the Indian Satate of Maharashtra. Panvel is located on the Mumbai Pune Expressway about 23 kms from Mumbai. An upcoming biggest railway terminal with more than 30 platforms in Panvel. Panvel is the only overall developed centre point between Mumbai – Pune and it's the only accessibility for Goa and other Raigad regions.
Matheran (Marathi: माथेरान) is a city and a Hill Station municipal council in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a hill station in Karjat Tahsil and is also the smallest hill station in India. It is located on the Western Ghats range at an elevation of around 800 m (2,625 feet) above sea level. It is located around 90 km from Mumbai, and 120 km from Pune. Matheran's proximity to the three Metros makes it a popular weekend getaway for urban residents. The name Matheran means "forest on the head" (of the mountain).
It's a teaser of upcoming documentary Raigad - the king's fort. Documentary is based on the fort Raigad in Maharashtra (India) Concept & Directed by Akash Sahasrabuddhe Audio Track Kevin MacLeod
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for more visit - http://www.liveindia.com/ Highest-ever rain in India's history Heavy incessant rains on Tuesday set off floods and landslides claiming at least 54 lives in Raigad district of Maharashtra and battered normal life throwing rail, road and air traffic in the metropolis in disarray. In more bad news, weathermen here said heavy to very heavy rains will continue for next 48 hours with gutsy wind having a speed of 45 kms to 60 kms per hour. for more visit - http://www.liveindia.com/
I was at Alibaug which is a coastal town in Raigad District in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India and I was just awestruck looking at the sky colors so I whopp out my Camera hook it onto the tripod and connect it to my intervalometer! Taken with Canon 70D / Vangaurd 264AT SBH100 / Neewer Rc-06 Timer Release Remote
Like serpents entangled in faint starlight black seals entwined in crystal gleam
Dark shapes enframed in a myriad of suns
The infinity ends
The past plains of snow the visions of frozen landscapes flow silent yet charming sights of pale serenity
You've chosen the way
Where patterns of frost lead you astray to the glacial crypt of thoughts
Aside and away from inner space you roam afar from sanctuary of morbid self beyond the reason locked in a rotten shell while lost in everlasting sleep
The path that you walk so gracefully paved with icy thorns led you to the realm forlorn
You've chosen the way
Where patterns of frost lead you astray to the glacial crypt of thoughts
To knowledge that made illusion of your existence fade