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Historical Forts in Maharashtra
Historical Forts in Maharashtra
Nowhere in the country would you encounter such a profusion of forts. And such variety. Sited on an island, as at Murud-Janjira or guarding the seas as at Bassein, or among the Sahyadri hill, as at Raigad, whose zig-zag walls and rounded bastions sit like a sceptre and crown amidst hills turned mauve. Most of the forts in Maharashtra whether up in the hills or near the seas are associated with Shivaji-the great Maratha warrior and an equally great for builder. Moreover,there forts were treated as mini-cities, such as Panhala, which is now a hill station. The concept of the fort-city was, however, not peculiar to Shivaji alone. The Portuguese who came to India as traders and missionaries, built within a century of their coming, Bassein, a garden city to rival many a European capital.
Ali Baug
Arnala
Janjira
Lohgad
Pratapgad
Pratapgarh
Purandar
Raigad
Raje
Samadhi
Shivsamadhi
Sinhagad Fort
Nowhere in the country would you encounter such a profusion of forts. And such variety. Sited on an island, as at Murud-Janjira or guarding the seas as at Bassein, or among the Sahyadri hill, as at Raigad, whose zig-zag walls and rounded bastions sit like a sceptre and crown amidst hills turned mauve. Most of the forts in Maharashtra whether up in the hills or near the seas are associated with Shivaji-the great Maratha warrior and an equally great for builder. Moreover,there forts were treated as mini-cities, such as Panhala, which is now a hill station. The concept of the fort-city was, however, not peculiar to Shivaji alone. The Portuguese who came to India as traders and missionaries, built within a century of their coming, Bassein, a garden city to rival many a European capital.
Ali Baug
Arnala
Janjira
Lohgad
Pratapgad
Pratapgarh
Purandar
Raigad
Raje
Samadhi
Shivsamadhi
Sinhagad Fort
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