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Shivaji - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23) |
 | | Shivaji started his rise to power in what is now the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan, close to the power centres of Southern India. |
 | | Shivaji was born in 1630, in the Shivneri Fort 60 kilometers north of Pune. |
 | | Shivaji was formally crowned Chatrapati ("Holder of the Umbrella", representing the protection he bestowed on his people) on June 6, 1674 at the Raigad fort, and given the title Kshatriya Kulavantas Simhasanadheeshwar Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. |
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