Trekking of सिंहगड किल्ला !! Sinhagad Fort Information !! Battle of Sinhagad Tanhaji !! तान्हाजी


Sinhagadh, Sinhgarh, or Sinhgad (The Lion's Fort), is a fortress located roughly 30 Km Southwest of the city of Pune, India. Previously called Kondhana (कोंढाणा ),the fort has been the site of many important battles, most notably the Battle of Sinhgadh in 1671. It was also strategically located at the centre of astring of other forts such as Rajgad, Purandar and Torna.
Perched on an isolated cliff of the Bhuleshwar rang of the Sahyadri Mountain, it is situated on a hill rising 700m above sea level. Given natural protection by its very steep slopes, the walls and bastions were constructed at only key places; it has two gates - the Kalyan Darwaja in south-east and Pune Darwaja in the north-east.
One of the most famous battle for Sinhgad was fought to recapture the fort by Tanaji Malusare, a Mard Maratha Koli and a general of Shivaji in March 1670. A steep of cliff leading to the fort was scaled with the help of a monitor Lizard named Yashwanti; known as ghorpad in marathi. Thereafter, there ensued fierce battles between Tanaji and his men, and the Mughal army headed by Udaybhan Singh Rathod a Rajput Sardar, that had the fort at the time. Tanaji lost his life,but his brother Suryaji took over and captured Kondhana. There is an anecdote that upon hearing og Tanaji's death, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj expressed his rumorse with word: "Gad ala pan Sinha gela" - "we gained Fort, but lost the lion". The name Sinhagad , though, pre-dates this event and can be seen in writte communiques from the era. A bust of Tanaji has been establishment on the fort in memory of his contribution to the battle. It was also strategically located at the centre of string of other forts such as Rajgadh, Purandar and Torna.
Sinhgad was called Kondhana after the sage Kaundinya. The kaundinyeshwar temple , the Caves and the caevings indicate that this fort had probably been built two thousand years back. It was captured from the Koli tribal chiedtain,Nag Naik, by Muhammad bin Tughlaq in 1328 AD.

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