| Korlai Fort | |
|---|---|
Morro de Chaul[1] | |
| Part of Portuguese India | |
| Raigad district, Maharashtra | |
 Ruins of the Portuguese church in Korlai | |
  Korlai Fort  Korlai Fort | |
| Coordinates | 18°32′9″N 72°54′29″E / 18.53583°N 72.90806°E |
| Type | Island fort |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Government of India |
| Controlled by | Ahmadnagar (1521-1594) Portugal (1594-1739) Maratha Confederacy (1739-1818) United Kingdom
 India (1947-) |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1521 |
| Built by | Dom Filipe Mascarenhas |
| Materials | Stone |
| Demolished | 1594 |
Korlai Fort is a colonial fort in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India.[2] Formerly a part of Chaul in Portuguese India,[3] the structure is a specimen of Portuguese colonial architecture.[2] It was built as a companion to the fort at Chaul, at this strategic position the Portuguese could use it to defend their province which stretched from Korlai to the Fort Bassein.[4] Vestiges of the Portuguese occupation are manifested in the distinct dialect of the Korlai villages inhabitants which is a Luso-Indian creole called Korlai Portuguese Creole.
- ^ "Chaul a Portuguese town in India".
- ^ a b Kapadia, Harish (2004). Trek the Sahyadris. Indus Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 81-7387-151-5. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
- ^ "Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society". v4. Bombay Natural History Society. 1889: 291. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Indica. Saint Xavier's College, Bombay Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture. 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2009.