Tanhaji- sinhagad fort information-Battle of Kondhana(sinhagad)

:Sinhagad(kondana) is a hill fortress located at around 35 km southwest of the city of pune, india. Some of the information available at this fort suggests that the fort could have been built 2000 years ago. The caves and the carvings in the kaundinyeshwar temple stand as proofs for the same.

Previously known as kondhana, the fort had been the site of many battles, most notably the battle of sinhagad in 1670.perched on any isolated cliff of the bhuleswar range in the sahyadri mountains, the fort is situated on a hill about 760 meters above the ground & 1,312 meters above mean sea level

The sinhagad(Lion's fort) was strategically built to provide natural protection due to it's very steep slopes. The walls & bastions were constructed only at key places. There are two gates to enter the fort, pune darwaza & kalyan darwaza which are positioned at the north-east & south-east ends respectively. The fort was also strategically located at the centre of string of other maratha empire forts such as rajgad fort, purandar fort, & Torna fort

The sinhagad fort was initially known as "kondhana" after the sage kaundinya. The kaundinyeshwar temple coupled with the caves and carvings indicates that the fort had been probably been built around two thousand years ago.



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