Asked: U.P.P.C.S (Mains) 2016medium Level
ID: 6ae793ba4aac9c32d5e415e2
QUESTION STATEMENT:द्विभाषी / Bilingual
शिवाजी का छत्रपति के रूप में औपचारिक राज्याभिषेक कहां पर हुआ था?
Where did the formal coronation of Shivaji as Chhatrapati take place?
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
पुणे
Pune
B
कोल्हापुर
Kolhapur
C
रायगढ़
Raigad
Correct
D
अहमदनगर
Ahmednagar
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option C(रायगढ़)
शिवाजी का औपचारिक राज्याभिषेक 6 जून, 1674 ई. को रायगढ़ दुर्ग में काशी (बनारस) के प्रकांड विद्वान पंडित विश्वेश्वर भट्ट उर्फ 'गागाभट्ट' द्वारा वैदिक रीति-रिवाजों के अनुसार कराया गया, जिसमें उन्हें क्षत्रिय (सूर्यवंशी सिसोदिया) घोषित किया गया।
Shivaji's formal coronation ceremony as Chhatrapati took place on 6 June 1674 CE at Raigad Fort, performed according to Vedic rites by the renowned scholar Pandit Vishweshwar Bhatt alias 'Gaga Bhatt' of Varanasi, who affirmed his lineage as a Kshatriya (Suryavanshi Sisodia).
Subject: Indian History•Topic: History of Medieval India•Subtopic: Maratha State and Confederacy
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