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In 1590s, the Nizamshahi sultan conferred upon Maloji Bhosale, the grandfather of Shivaji, the Jagir or fiefdom of Pune and Supe.The fief included the forts of Shivneri and Chakan. [6] In 1630s the fort was captured by the Adilshahi but young Shivaji took control of the fort in 1647, and named it Sangramdurg. [7]
The Battle of Chakan in 1660 took place between Mughal forces led by Shaista Khan and Maratha forces commanded by Firangoji Narsala at Chakan in Maharashtra. Shaista Khan's Mughal forces emerged victorious by besieging the Chakan fort, leading to the surrender of the Maratha commander Firangoji.
Chakan is also on the proposed Pune Junction - Nashik Road railway line. The nearest airport is the current Pune International Airport . Phase III of the Pune Metro will connect Chakan to Moshi , [ 12 ] which hosts an International Convention and Exhibition centre.
Chakan Fort, Pune; Chakan, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran; Chakan, Maragheh, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran; Chakan, Lorestan, a village in Iran; Chakan, Jalal-Abad, a village in Kyrgyzstan; Chakan (Maya province), a Maya region that existed upon the arrival of the Spanish conquerors in the Yucatán Peninsula in the 16th century
Sóc Trăng was known as Ba Xuyên during Minh Mạng's admininistration. [1]During the Nguyễn Dynasty of emperor Minh Mạng, it was given the Sino-Vietnamese name Nguyệt Giang (月 江), a calque of "Sông Trăng" (Moon River).
When Đại Việt was under attack by the Mongols, everyone joined in the war: the threat of invasion called forth the spirit of solidarity and psychological self-defense as expressed in the Vietnamese slogan: "Cử quốc nghênh địch" ("The whole country face to face with the enemy").
Châu Đốc is a city in An Giang Province, bordering Cambodia, in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.As of 2019, the city had a population of 101,765, and cover an area of 105.29 square kilometres (40.65 sq mi).
The Chu Pong Massif was the site of the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War. [4] In March 1966 US Armed Forces conducted Operation Hot Tip, one of a series of deforestation efforts through firebombing, targeting the Chu Pong Massif because it had been used as a base by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. The operation initially ...