Kunjargad
19°23′32.5″N 73°51′43.2″E / 19.392361°N 73.862000°E / 19.392361; 73.862000Type Hill fort Height 4200 Ft Site information Owner Government Controlled by
Maratha Confederacy (1739-1818)
United Kingdom
India (1947-)Open to
the public Yes Condition Ruined Site history Materials Stone Ahmednagar district Akola district Amravati district Aurangabad district Chandrapur district Dhule district Kolhapur district Latur district Mumbai City district Mumbai Suburban district Nagpur district Nanded district Nashik district Osmanabad district Palghar district Pune district Raigad district Ratnagiri district Satara district Sindhudurg district Thane district Jalna district
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East India Company (1818-1857)
British Raj (1857-1947)
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the public
Kunjargad Fort (Marathi: कुंजारगड) or Kombad Fort (Marathi: कोम्बडगड) is a fort located 135 km (84 mi) from Kalyan by way of Khireshwar. The fort is in Akole taluka in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. The name of the fort is derived from the word “kunj”, meaning elephant in Sanskrit, due to the fort's resemblance to an elephant.[1]
History
Not much history of the fort is known. Shivaji halted at this fort in 1670.[2]
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Forts in Maharashtra
- Ahmednagar Fort
- Bahadurgad
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- Malanggad
- Mangalgad (Kangori)
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- Ratnagad
- Revdanda
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- Sarjekot
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- Songiri Fort
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- Dharavi
- Durgadi Fort
- Gambhirgad
- Ghodbunder Fort
- Gorakhgad
- Gotara
- Jivdhaanigad
- Kamandurg
- Kelwegad
- Kohojgad
- Mahuli
- Malang gad
- Palasgad
- Tahuli
- Shirgav Fort
- Jalna Fort(Mastgarh)
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