Fort Vasai

Fort Vasai
Bassein (Vasai)
Fort Vasai (Vasai Killa)
Fort Vasai is located in Maharashtra
Fort Vasai
Fort Vasai
Coordinates19°19′50.4″N 72°48′50.8″E / 19.330667°N 72.814111°E / 19.330667; 72.814111
TypeSeaside fort
Site information
OwnerGovernment of India
Controlled by Yadava dynasty (-1432)
 Gujarat Sultanate (1432-1533)
 Portugal (1534-1739)
 Maratha Confederacy (1739-1818)

East India Company (1818-1857) British Raj (1857-1947)

 India (1947-) Archaeological Survey Of India
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionRuins
Site history
Built1184
Built byYadavas of Devagiri
MaterialsStone
Battles/warsBattle of Bassein

Fort Vasai (Vasai killa in Marathi, Fortaleza de São Sebastião de Baçaim in Portuguese, Fort Bassein in English) is a ruined fort of the town of Vasai (Bassein), Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India. The structure was formally christened as the Fort of St Sebastian in the Indo-Portuguese era. The fort is a monument of national importance and is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.[1]

The fort and the town are accessible via the Vasai Railway Station which itself is in the city of Vasai-Virar, and lies to the immediate north of the city of Mumbai (Bombay). The Naigaon Railway Station is on the Western Railway line (formerly the Bombay-Baroda railway) in the direction of the Virar railway station.