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Sudhagad Sudhagad  (also called Bhorapgad) is a  hill fort  situated in  Maharashtra ,  India . It lies about 53 kilometers (33 mi) west of  Pune , 26 kilometers (16 mi) south of  Lonavla  and 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) east of  Pali  in  Raigad District . The summit is 620 meters (2,030 ft.) above sea level. Recently the entire area around the fort is declared as  Sudhagad Sanctuary . History:- The origin of this fort is said to date back to the 2nd century B.C the same age as the  Thanale Caves  and  Khadsamble  caves nearby. It was then called Bhrorapgad (after its presiding deity, Bhoraidevi). In 1436, it was captured by the  Bahamani  Sultan. In 1657, the Marathas took over and renamed it "Sudhagad". It was a large fort and Sudhagad was considered by  Shivaji  as the capital of his kingdom. He surveyed it, but instead chose  Raigad  because of its central location. In the regime of the  Peshwas , the ‘Pantsachivas’ of Bhor became the custodians of this fort. Aft
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Sindhudurg Sindhudurg Fort   ( Marathi   सिंधुदुर्ग किल्ला ) is a fort that occupies an islet in the   Arabian Sea , just off the coast of Maharashtra   in   Western India . The fortress lies on the shore of   Malvan   town of   Sindhudurg District   in the   Konkan region of Maharashtra, 450 kilometers (280 mi) south of   Mumbai .   It is a protected monument. History:- This fort was constructed by  Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj , the Chhatrapati of the  Maratha Empire . The construction was done under the supervision of Hiroji Indulkar, in the year 1656. Structural Details:- Over 4000 mounds of iron were used in the casting and foundation stones were firmly laid down. Construction started on 25 November 1664. Built over a period of three years (1664–67), the sea fort is spread over 48 acres (190,000 m 2 ) with a two-mile (3 km) long rampart, and walls that are 30 feet (9.1 m) high and 12 feet (3.7 m) thick. The massive walls were designed to serve as a deterr
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RAIGAD Raigad is a hill fort situated in the Mahad, Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. The Maratha king Shivaji made the fort his capital in 1674 when he was crowned King of a Maratha Kingdom which later developed into the Maratha Empire eventually covering majority of modern day India. The fort, which rises 820 metres (2,700 ft) above sea level, is located in the Sahyadri mountain range. There are approximately 1737 steps leading to the fort, though today an areal tram exists to reach the top of the fort. The fort was looted and destroyed by the British upon. Shivaji Maharaj had seized the fort in 1656, then the fortress of Rairi, from the royal house of the Chandrarrao Mores, a junior or Cadet Dynasty to descend from the ancient Maurya imperial dynasty. The last More king (or raja) was a feudatory of the Sultan of Bijapur. Shivaji renovated and expanded the fortress of Rairi and renamed it Raigad (the King's Fort). It became the capital of Shivaji's kingdo
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