Bhairavgad is a fort in India, twenty miles south-west of
Patan,
Satara district
Satara district (Marathi pronunciation: aːt̪aɾaː is a 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 is the capital of the district and other major towns ...
of
Maharashtra. The fort is situated on a peak of
Sahyadri range. The fort has a temple of Bhairav (
Shiva
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); from which it gets its name. It is located at an altitude of about 1000 meters.
The fort has been described by
James Grant Duff
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Early life
Born James Grant, Duff was the eldest son of John Grant of Kincardine O'Neil and Margaret Miln D ...
in his posthumously published book of 1863, ''History of the Mahrattas''. The fort was built by Rajas of Panhala and was used by
Marathas
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. It was later captured by
British
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on 23 May 1818.
References
Forts in Satara district
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