What the records say
- When
- 28 Dec 1659
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 16.70° N, 74.23° E
- Description
- 1659 battle between the Maratha Empire and the Adilshahi dynasty
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Shivaji
Chhatrapati of the Marathas from 1674 to 1680
Shivaji I was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji inherited a fiefdom from his father who served as a retainer for the Sultanate of Bijapur, which later formed the genesis of the Maratha Kingdom. In 1674, he was formally crowned the Chhatrapati of his realm at Raigad Fort.
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