Rairi

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Rairi (रैरि) was a fort in Maharashtra which was seized by Shivaji in 1656, renovated and expanded the fort of Rairi and renamed it as Raigad (King's Fort).

Origin

Variants

  • Rairi रैरि, महाराष्ट्र, (AS, p.801)

History

The Raigad Fort, formerly known as Rairi, was built by Chandraraoji More, the King of Jawali, who was then seized by Shivaji who made it his capital in 1674 when he was crowned the King of a Maratha Kingdom which later developed into the Maratha Empire, eventually covering much of western and central India.[1]

Shivaji seized the fort in 1656, renovated and expanded the fort of Rairi and renamed it as Raigad (King's Fort).

रैरि (महाराष्ट्र)

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[2] ने लेख किया है .....रैरि (AS, p.801) महाराष्ट्र का ऐतिहासिक स्थान है। 17वीं शती में रैरि का क़िला बीजापुर रियासत के अधीन था। 'महाराष्ट्र केसरी' कहे जाने वाले छत्रपति शिवाजी ने बीजापुर से रैरि का क़िला छीनकर उस पर अपना अधिकार कर लिया था। [p.802]: रैरि का क़िला उत्तर महाल के उन नौ क़िलों में से एक था, जिन पर शिवाजी ने अपना अधिकार स्थापित किया था।

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References

  1. "Raigarh". Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21. 1909. pp. 47–48.
  2. Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.801-802