Sudhagad
Sign in to saveSudhagad / Bhorapgad is a hill fort situated in Maharashtra, India. It lies about west of Pune, south of Lonavala and east of Pali in Raigad District. The summit is above sea level. The entire area around the fort is declared a Sudhagad wildlife sanctuary.
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Sudhagad / Bhorapgad is a hill fort situated in Maharashtra, India. It lies about west of Pune, south of Lonavala and east of Pali in Raigad District. The summit is above sea level. The entire area around the fort is declared a Sudhagad wildlife sanctuary.
== History == The origin of this fort is said to date back to the 2nd century B.C., the same age as the Thanale Caves and Khadsamble caves nearby. It was then called Bhorapgad (after its presiding deity, Bhoraidevi). In 1436, it was captured by the Bahamani Sultan. In 1657, the Marathas took over and renamed it "Sudhagad"(the sweet one). It was a large fort and Sudhagad was considered by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as the capital of his kingdom. He surveyed it, but instead chose Raigad because of its central location.
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