- Type
- Fortress
- Location
- Maharashtra, India
- Heritage
- part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site (an old town or a valley, for example)
- Coordinates
- 18.7099°, 73.4764°
History
The hill had been fortified for centuries, held by successive Deccan dynasties and later by the Bahmani and Ahmadnagar sultanates. In 1648 Shivaji, founder of the Maratha state, captured the fort, but under the Treaty of Purandar in 1665 he had to surrender it to the Mughals. The Marathas retook it in 1670, and Shivaji is said to have stored the spoils of Surat here. In the 18th century the Peshwas' minister Nana Phadnavis enlarged the fort, adding gates and water tanks. The British took Lohagad in 1818.
What to see
Stone steps climb to the summit at over a thousand metres through four successive gates, among them the Ganesh and Narayan gates. On top survive water tanks, ruined buildings and the tomb of a Muslim saint, and the narrow Vinchu Kata spur runs off to the west. In the monsoon the trail is popular with hikers, and Visapur Fort and the Buddhist caves of Bhaja lie nearby.
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