16 January - Sambhaji coronation took place at Raigad fort in Maharashtra.

 

Sambhaji, the son of Chhatrapati Shivaji, was crowned as the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire. Coronation took place on 16 January 1681, at the Raigad Fort in Maharashtra.

Chhatrapati Sambhaji succeeded his father, Chhatrapati Shivaji, as the ruler of the Maratha Empire after Shivaji's death in 1680. Sambhaji's reign faced various challenges, including military conflicts and political turmoil. Despite the difficulties, he ruled until his capture and execution in 1689.

Sambhaji's rule was largely shaped by the ongoing wars between the Maratha Empire and the Mughal Empire, as well as other neighbouring powers such as the Abyssinians of Janjira, Wadiyars of Mysore and the Portuguese Empire in Goa. After Sambhaji's death, his brother Rajaram I succeeded him as the next Chhatrapati and continued the Mughal–Maratha Wars.