Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], the 351st anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's coronation was celebrated in Nagpur in Maharashtra on Thursday.

In the 17th century, a large number of people gathered to see ceremonies to mark the coronation of the warrior king, which established a permanent heritage as the founder of the Maratha Empire.

On June 6, 1674, he climbed the throne in a grand ceremony as' Chhatrapati or "Supreme Sovereign". In the Hindu calendar, his coronation ceremony is held in the year 1596 on the 13th day of the first fortnight (Tradoshi) of Jyestha month.

The coronation of any king was to be approved by the Mughal emperor but Shivaji challenged the Mughal Authority. In this way, Shivaji was formally declared an independent king of the Maratha Empire.

Last year, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, while announcing the 350 -year function of the coronation of Maratha Raja, said that the Department of Cultural Affairs was entrusted to gather and collect literature, remains and other things from the era of Maratha from the era of Maratha. Is. Warriors from all over the world to propagate their thoughts and beliefs and preserve their heritage.

The coronation is also known as 'Shivrajbhakhak Sohla'.

During the Battle of Pundar, in 1665 fought between the Mughal Empire and the Marathas, he defeated the army under the leadership of Fatekhan.

In the battle of Pratapgad, Shivaji's forces won the people of Bijapur Sultanate.

Under it, Maratha emerged as a furious national force, which challenges the dominance of the powerful Mughal Empire in the Dekin area.