Vairatgad Fort Maharashtra
Vairatgad Fort Maharashtra Vairatgad fort - This fort of 3340 feet high is in Giridurg. This fort in Mahabaleshwar Dongarange of Satara district is considered to be of medium to trekers. ViratGad fort is situated in wai province. Vairatgad Fort (Wai T; 17° 50' N, 73° 50' E; RS. Wathar, 21 m;) in Wai 3,939 feet above sea level, lies nine miles north-east of Medha and six miles south-east of Wai, on a spur of the main Sahyadri range which branches nearly due east for about twenty miles from Malcolm Peth by Panchgani. History King Bhoj of the Shilahar Dynasty built Vairatgad in the 11th century. During King Shivaji's reign the fort was used as a military station. King Shivaji conquered the Wai region and included Vairatgad and Pandavgad in his kingdom. The British captured it in 1818. During Marathas went to the north side of Pune in October of 1682 to go on a raid. Shahabuddin was in Chakan in the first week of December. Aft...