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Pratapgad
Satara district, Maharashtra, India
Pratapgad
View of one of the bastions of Pratapgad.
Pratapgad is located in Maharashtra
Pratapgad
Pratapgad
Coordinates17°56′10″N 73°34′39″E / 17.936224°N 73.577607°E / 17.936224; 73.577607
TypeHill Fort
Height3543 feet [1][2]
Site information
Controlled byPratapgad Maratha Confederacy (1656-1818)
Pratapgad United Kingdom
  • Pratapgad East India Company (1818-1857)
  • Pratapgad India (1857-1947)
Pratapgad India (1947-present)
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
Built1656
Built byShivaji I architect =hiroji indulkar [citation needed]
Battles/warsBattle of Pratapgad (1659)
EventsChatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan in battle of Pratapgad (1659)[2]

Pratapgad is a mountain fort located in Satara district, in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra. The fort is situated 24 kilometres from the Mahabaleshwar hill station. The fort is now a popular tourist destination.

The fort's historical significance is due to the Battle of Pratapgad, which took place here on 10 November 1659, between Shivaji I and Bijapur Sultanate general Afzal Khan.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Pratapgad | District Satara, Government of Maharashtra, India | India". Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "प्रतापगड किल्ला जिथे शिवाजी महाराजांनी केला होता अफजल खानाचा वध!". Lokmat (in Marathi). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ "प्रतापगड किल्ला जिथे शिवाजी महाराजांनी केला होता अफजल खानाचा वध!". Lokmat (in Marathi). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ "अफझलखानाच्या थडग्याच्या जागेचा वाद पुन्हा पेटणार; माजी आमदारानं दिला 'हा' इशारा". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 9 March 2022.

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