Pratapgad

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 by Maratha Confederacy (1656-1818)
 United Kingdom  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 Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 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.