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Maratha Military Landscapes
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India has proposed the Maratha Military Landscapes as its nomination for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List for 2024-25.
Key Points:
- It is a network of forts that represents the strategic and military system of the Marathas.
- It was developed between the 17th and 19th centuries A.D.
Selected Forts for Nomination:
- Hill Forts: Salher, Shivneri, Lohagad, Raigad, Rajgad, and Gingee forts.
- Hill-forest fort: Pratapgad.
- Hill-plateau fort: Panhala.
- Coastal fort: Vijaydurg.
- Island forts: Khanderi, Suvarnadurg, and Sindhudurg.
- Gingee Fort is in Tamil Nadu, the rest are from Maharashtra.
- These forts are nominated in the cultural category. (The other two categories being: Natural and Mixed).
- The inception of the Maratha military ideology dates back to the 17th century during the reign of the Shivaji Maharaj from 1670.
