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Raigad Fort

Raigad Fort
Part of maharastra
Raigad District, Maharashtra
(near Mahad)
RaigadFort3.jpg
Raigad fort towers, Ranivasa (residence of queens)
Raigad Fort is located in Maharashtra
Raigad Fort
Raigad Fort
Raigad Fort is located in India
Raigad Fort
Raigad Fort
Shown within Maharashtra
Coordinates 18°14′01″N 73°26′26″E / 18.2335°N 73.4406°E / 18.2335; 73.4406
Type Hill fort
Height 1,356 metres (4,400 ft) ASL
Site information
Owner Government of India
Controlled by

 Maratha Empire (1656-1689)

Mughal Empire (1689-1707)

 Maratha Empire (1707-1818)

East India Company (1818-1857)

British Raj (1857-1947)

 India (1947-)
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built by

Hirojee indalkar

(Deshmukh)
Materials Stone, Lead
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Shivaji
Occupants Sambhaji

 Maratha Empire (1656-1689)

Mughal Empire (1689-1707)

 Maratha Empire (1707-1818)

East India Company (1818-1857)

British Raj (1857-1947)

Hirojee indalkar

Raigad is a hill fort situated in the Mahad, Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. The Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj built this fort and made his capital in 1674 when he was crowned King of a Maratha Kingdom which later developed into the Maratha Empire eventually covering much of western and central India.


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