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Pratapgad Fort Maharashtra

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Pratapgad Fort Maharashtra Pratapgad meaning Valour Fort is a huge fort situated in the Satara district of Maharashtra. It is one of the best places to visit for a day trip and will be liked people who are interested in adventure, history and nature. This mountain fort was a built by Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on a spur to look over the road between the villages of Kinesvar and Par. The fort is 15 kilometers away from Poladpur and 23 kilometers away from the west of Mahabaleshwar which is also a popular hill station. It stands 1080 meters above the sea level. It is also known for the Battle of Pratapgarh which was fought between Shivaji and Afzal khan beneath the rampants of the fort. The fort is divided into two parts- the lower fort and the upper fort. The upper fort which is a rough square shaped fort is built on the crest of the hill. There are a few permanent buildings that include a temple of god Mahadev. The fort is surrounded by sheer cliffs that drop up to ...
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Vardhangad fort Maharashtra

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Vardhangad fort Maharashtra   This fort is 1500 feet high and it is part of Giridurg. This fort in Phaltan hill district of Satara district is considered as easy for trekkers. This fort is a gate named 'Bhavalikundal' on the Mahadeo mountain ranges of Satara. It is built on 7 miles of Koragra and 17 miles north-east of Satara on the border of Koregaon and Khatav talukas. From the hills of Raleshwar and Raleshwar, which are adjacent to the fort, the tof can be well hit on the fort.     History   After the Mughals conquered Panhala in 1701, in Aurangzeb, their targets turned towards the fort in Satara. Mughal Sardar Fateullah Khan had advised that, "Badshah has to take a khataawat camp so that in the rainy season, the canals of Chandan-Vandan and Nandigiri can be won." Aurangzeb approved the date. On 8th June, Fatteulkhan went with some army to fight for khatav. He won Thane castle. Marathas were defeated. After that the Mughal army had g...
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Khanderi-Underi Fort Maharashtra

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Khanderi-Underi Fort Maharashtra This fort is in the form of Jaladurga type. This fort of Raigad district is considered to be easy to trekkers in the Konkan hill range. Very well-known to the well-known trekkers of Sahyadri, but very few of these trekkers are seen as the pair of stairs actually seen in the fort, ie Khede Khanderi-Andheri. The specialty of the Khanderi-Underi, facing the waves of the sea, is the strong fortification, the 15-16 guns on the Undertaker, and the 3 guns in the caravan carrying very rare guns on Khanderi. History Khanderi (Official name Kanhoji Angre Island) is located 5 km off the coast of Maharashtra (off Thal, Kihim) and 20 km south of Mumbai. Khanderi, along with its sister fort Underi (Jaidurg) formed the major fortification along the Maharashtra coast, the former falling under Shivaji's control and the latter under his opponents, the Siddis. The island consists of two high hills, one facing north and the other facing s...
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