{
  "id": 18457805,
  "title": "India's 'Maratha Military Landscapes' inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/indias-maratha-military-landscapes-inscribed-on-unesco-world-heritage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T06:53:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indias-maratha-military-landscapes-inscribed-on-unesco-world-heritage-list/article69802028.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On July 11, 2025, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed the Maratha Military Landscapes on the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List during their 47th session in Paris. These landscapes, representing the extraordinary fortification and military system created by the Maratha rulers, were nominated for the 2024-25 cycle. The 12 components of this UNESCO tag are spread across various geographical and physiographic regions in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, including Salher Fort, Shivneri Fort, Lohagad, Khanderi Fort, Raigad, Rajgad, Pratapgad, Suvarnadurg, Panhala Fort, Vijay Durg, and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, as well as Gingee Fort in Tamil Nadu. These components demonstrate the strategic military prowess of the Maratha rule during the 17th and 19th centuries.",
  "summary": "Its 12 components are — Salher Fort, Shivneri Fort, Lohgad, Khanderi Fort, Raigad, Rajgad, Pratapgad, Suvarnadurg, Panhala Fort, Vijay Durg, and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, and Gingee Fort in Tamil Nadu.",
  "key_points": [
    "UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribes Maratha Military Landscapes on July 11, 2025.",
    "12 components of UNESCO tag spread across Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.",
    "Forts like Salher, Shivneri, and Gingee demonstrate Maratha military prowess."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Global recognition for these fortifications elevates the strategic military legacy of the Maratha rulers from regional history to a site of international cultural and historical significance.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}