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Vardhangad Fort
Vardhangad Fort (Khatav T; 17° 40' N, 74° 15' E; RS. Koregaon, 9 m. W; p. 1,686) lies on the Bhadle-Kundla spur of the Mahadev range at a point of it on the boundary between the Koregaon and Khatav Talukas, seven miles north-east of Koregaon and nine miles north-east of Satara. History The construction of the fort was undertaken in 1673 by Chhatrapati Shivaji and was finished in 1674. It was used as an outpost guarding the east frontier of his newly acquired territory. In 1800, the fort, then in the hands of the Pratinidhi, was invested by Mahadji Shinde's force with 25,000 men. The Ramoshis in the south-west machi were attacked and killed the horse of Muzafarkhan one of Shinde's generals. The machis were then sacked and burnt. Further havoc was stopped by the influence of the Sarnobat Ghorpade's wife who was sister to the wife of Shinde. In 1803, Balvantrav Bakshi, the commandant of the fort, fought here a battle with Yesai Saheb Firangi. The fort was shelled, the ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satara District
Satara district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [saːt̪aɾaː]) is a Districts of Maharashtra, district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of and a population of 3,003,741 of which 14.17% were urban (). Satara (city), Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns include Medha, Wai, Maharashtra, Wai, Karad, Koregaon, Man, Vikramgad, Maan, Koynanagar, Rahimatpur, Phaltan, Mahabaleshwar, Vaduj and Panchgani. This district comes under Pune Administrative Division along with Pune District, Pune, Sangli District, Sangli, Solapur District, Solapur and Kolhapur district, Kolhapur. The district of Pune District, Pune bounds it to the north, Raigad District, Raigad bounds it to the north-west, Solapur District, Solapur the east, Sangli District, Sangli to the south, and Ratnagiri District, Ratnagiri to the west. The Sahyadri, Sahyadri range, or main range of the Western Ghats, runs north and south along the western edge of the district, separating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
