गाविलगढ़
Also known as Gawilgarh Fort ( The walls & the whole area contained by them), Gawilgad Fort, Gavilgad Fort
Gawilghur (also, Gawilgarh or Gawilgad, Pronunciation: [ɡaːʋilɡəɖ]) was a well-fortified mountain stronghold of the Maratha Empire north of the Deccan Plateau, in the vicinity of Satpura Ranges, Amravati District, Maharashtra. It was successfully assaulted by a force commanded by Arthur Wellesley on 15 December 1803 during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
Key facts
- Military installation.name
- Gawilghur fort
- Military installation.location
- Amravati District, VidarbhaMaharashtra
- Military installation.image
- 300px
- Military installation.caption
- Gavilgad fort walls
- Military installation.map_type
- India#India Maharashtra
- Military installation.map_size
- 300
- Military installation.map_caption
- Shown within Maharashtra
- Military installation.type
- Hill fort
- Military installation.built
- 1425-26 AD
- Military installation.builder
- Gond kings
- Military installation.materials
- Stone
- Military installation.height
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