HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Pune
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Raigarh
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Karwar
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Purandhar
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rajgad (literal meaning Ruling Fort) is a Hill region fort situated in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. Formerly known as Murumbdev, the fort was the first capital of the Maratha Empire under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji for almost 26 years, after which the capital was moved to the Raigad Fort .
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1656, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj seized the fort, which was then known as the fort of Ranieri. Shivaji repaired the fort and renamed it the Raigad fort. It also became the capital of the Maratha Empire of Chatrapati Shivaji.
Detailed explanation-3: -b) Why did Shivaji select Raigad as the capital of his Kingdom ? Ans – Raigad is the strong hill fort from where it was easy to administrator the kingdom and keep a watch on the enemy hence decided to make raigad as capital of his kingdom.