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13/11/22 22:11 PM IST

The sword of Shivaji Maharaj

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  • The Maharashtra government is in talks with the Centre to get Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's sword back from a museum in the UK.
About Shivaji IV
  • Shivaji IV presented the sword (not a genuine gift as the British extracted it through coercion) to King Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, during his tour of India in 1875-76.
  • Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak made the first effort to bring back the sword when he went to London.
  • Shivaji Bhonsale I (1630-1680), popularly known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was a Maratha ruler from the Bhonsle clan.
  • From the declining Adil Shahi sultanate of Bijapur, Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom, laying the foundation of the Maratha Empire.
  • At Raigad Fort in 1674, he was formally crowned Chhatrapati (Emperor) of his empire.
Source- Indian Express 

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