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(B) WHY DID SHIVAJI SELECT RAIGAD AS THE CAPITAL OF HIS KINGDOM ?
Shivaji selected Raigad as the capital of his kingdom. Raigad was a strong hill fort from where it was easy to administer the kingdom and keep a watch on the enemy.
(C) WHY WERE JIJAMATA’S EYES FILLED WITH TEARS OF JOY ?
Her eyes were filled with happy tears. Her thirty-year efforts had finally paid off. The dream she had nurtured since before Shivaji’s birth had finally come true. Her tears were tears of joy and fulfillment.
Additional Question Answers
FILL IN THE BLANKS
- Shivaji Raje inspected his troops at …………..[Chiplun]
- Gagabhatt originally belonged to ………….[Paithan]
- Shivaji took the oath of Swaraj in the temple of ………….[Raireshwar.]
- Shivaji Maharaj rose and bowed before ………..after ablution in the sacred waters.[ Jijamata]
- Nearly ……… people gathered in Raigad for the Coronation ceremony.[50,000]
- Before the Coronation, Shivaji Maharaj inspected the troops at …………[Chiplun]
- Shivaji Maharaj had ‘Darshan’ of Goddess Bhavani at ………..and presented her with a golden canopy.[ Pratapgad]
WHO CARRIED THE GOLD VESSEL FILLED WITH WATER?
Gagabhatt