Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv
- Recently, the Maharashtra government issued an official notification regarding the renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad districts to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv, respectively.
- Aurangabad, a historic city in Maharashtra, derived its name from the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
- Similarly, Osmanabad was named after a 20th-century ruler of the princely state of Hyderabad.
- The decision to rename ‘Aurangabad’ as ‘Sambhajinagar’ carries historical and cultural significance. Chhatrapati Sambhaji, the eldest son of the renowned warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was the second ruler of the Maratha state established by his father. His execution on Aurangzeb’s orders in 1689 remains a significant chapter ....
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