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History of Alibag :- |
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Alibag was
developed in 17th Century by
Sarkhel Kanhoji Aangre
the naval chief of King Shivaji's Kingdom. Alibag is costal town and a
municipal council in Raigad district in Kokan region of Maharashtra, India. It
is headquarter of the Raigad district. Raigad's first name is "Kulaba". Today's
Ramnath was the main village at that time. Alibag as the place of capital
of Kulaba district. There were gardens of Ali who is rich man so the area is
known as Alibag. Alibag is also known as "Shreebag".
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Rewdanda, Chaul, Nagon, Aakshi, Varsoli,Thal, Kihim and Aawas
this villages are known as "Ashtagare" at that time. |
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On that time there were some Navy Battles out of which one at
Varsoli in between Kanhoji Aangre and Siddhi of Janjira in the
year 1706. In 1722 an English and Portuguese were joint
attacked on Kulaba fort and they were loose this war. At chaul
the battle in between English and Sakhoji in 1730. In this war
Sakhoji won the war and brought down the looser people with
their captain at Kulaba. Kanhoji even issued his own
currency in the form of a silver coin called the Alibagi rupaiya. |
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Alibag is
declared as the place of Taluka in 1852. |
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