Of the 390 forts in Maharashtra, 12 sites selected for the Indian Maratha Military Landscape Project, Also nominates for UNESCO Site 2024-25.
Of the 390 forts in Maharashtra, 12 have been selected for the Indian Maratha Military Landscape Project and eight of them are protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. On Monday, the Ministry of Culture announced India’s nomination of the “Maratha Military Landscape” for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List for 2024-25.
Developed between the 17th and 19th centuries and representing a unique fortification and military system planned by the Maratha rulers, India’s Ministry of Culture has announced in 2024-25 that it will nominate the site for UNESCO World Heritage status. Heritage List. on Monday.
The Maratha military landscape includes mountain forts, coastal forts, forest forts, mountain plateau forts and island forts. These numerous varieties reflect the adaptability and ingenuity of the Marathas in taking advantage of the natural terrain. These Maratha military landscapes of India were nominated based on three main criteria.
- A unique testimony to cultural traditions
- Become a model for an architectural or technical ensemble
- To be associated with an event or idea of outstanding universal significance.
India has approximately 42 World Heritage sites; among them, 34 are cultural sites, 7 are natural sites, and 1 is a mixed site. In Maharashtra alone, six sites are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The fifth is culture and the first is nature. These are Ajanta Caves in 1983, Ellora Caves in 1983, Elephant Caves in 1987, Chhatrapati Shivaji Caves in 2004, Victorian Gothic and Art Deco in Mumbai in 2018 complex and the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu in 2012.
Understanding the Maratha Military Landscape
According to the statement, the twelve components of the nomination are Shivneri Fort, Salher Fort, Raigad, Rajgad, Lohagad, Khanderi Fort, Pratapgad, Panhala Fort, Suvarnadurg, Vijay Durg and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. Gingee Fort in Germany. As officials say, these components are spread over different geographical and physiographic areas, showing the military might of the Maratha rule.
These Maratha military landscapes in India will be nominated to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2024-25, the statement said. These forts are spread across many geographical areas such as the Konkan Coast, Sayadri Ranges, Deccan Plateau and Eastern Ghats. They have unique terrain, landscape and geomorphological features. Each fort varies in type, size and grade. Overall Reflecting the Maratha’s innovative approach to military architecture.
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The statement further added:
“This extraordinary network of forts, varying in grade, scale and typological character, is the result of a fusion of unique landscape, topographic and geomorphological features such as the Sayadri Ranges, Konkan Coast, Deccan Plateau, etc. . is characteristic of the Eastern Ghats of peninsular India.”
India’s Maratha Military Landscape was inscribed on the Unrecognized UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021. This nomination is a special heritage asset as these forts have been carefully selected from the first batch of over 390 forts in Maharashtra, reflecting the diversity of scale, hierarchy and type.
All eight forts are protected by the Archaeological Survey of India, including Lohagad, Raigad, Shivneri Fort, Suvarnadurg, Vijaydirg, Panhala Fort, Sindhudurg and Gingee Fort. Four other forts are under the jurisdiction of the Directorate of Archeology and Museums, Government of India. Maharashtra.
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What is a World Heritage?
World Heritage is a place of special cultural or natural significance to humanity and of outstanding universal value. It can be a building, city, desert, forest, island, lake, monument or mountain. To be included on the World Heritage List, it must have outstanding universal value and meet at least one of a number of selection criteria.
The Maratha Military Landscape represents the extraordinary fortifications and military systems envisioned by the Maratha rulers and is therefore set to be India’s nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2024-25.
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