Pratapgad Fort

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fortification hill fort tourist attraction

Pratapgad Fort is a historic hill fort in Maharashtra, India, renowned as a key stronghold of the Maratha Empire and the site of Shivaji’s famous 1659 victory over Afzal Khan.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Pratapgad Fort canonical 7
Pratapgad 2
Satara hill forts 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortification ⓘ
hill fort ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessBy road from Mahabaleshwar ⓘ
architecturalStyle Maratha hill fort architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Shivaji ⓘ
surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Maratha Empire ⓘ
battleBetween Ahmadnagar Sultanate army ⓘ
surface form: Adil Shahi forces of Afzal Khan

Maratha forces of Shivaji ⓘ
battleDate 10 November 1659 ⓘ
builtBy Shivaji ⓘ
builtFor Shivaji ⓘ
surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
builtToControl Par pass ⓘ
trade routes between Konkan and Desh regions ⓘ
constructedUnderSupervisionOf Moropant Trimbak Pingle ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1659 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1656 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
currentUse heritage site ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
elevation approximately 1080 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasMonument statue of Shivaji ⓘ
hasStructure bastions ⓘ
lower fort ⓘ
main entrance gate ⓘ
secret escape routes ⓘ
upper fort ⓘ
watchtowers ⓘ
hasTemple Bhavani Temple ⓘ
Mahishasuramardini Bhavani Temple ⓘ
historicalEvent Battle of Pratapgad ⓘ
locatedIn Maharashtra ⓘ
Satara district ⓘ
locatedInRegion Western Ghats ⓘ
locatedNear Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary ⓘ
Mahabaleshwar ⓘ
Poladpur ⓘ
managedBy local authorities of Maharashtra ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
nearestCity Mahabaleshwar ⓘ
notableFor defeat of Afzal Khan by Shivaji ⓘ
offersViewOf Konkan ⓘ
surface form: Konkan region

surrounding Sahyadri mountains ⓘ
significance important site in Maratha–Adil Shahi conflicts ⓘ
key stronghold of the Maratha Empire ⓘ
templeDedicatedTo Bhavani Mata ⓘ
surface form: Goddess Bhavani
tourismActivity historical sightseeing ⓘ
trekking ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shivaji → built → Pratapgad Fort ⓘ
Maratha → associatedFort → Pratapgad Fort ⓘ
Hindavi Swarajya as a formal kingdom → associatedWithFort → Pratapgad Fort ⓘ
Bhosale dynasty → associatedFort → Pratapgad Fort ⓘ
Afzal Khan → placeOfDeath → Pratapgad Fort ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pratapgad
Afzal Khan → ambushedAt → Pratapgad Fort ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pratapgad
Afzal Khan → associatedWithFort → Pratapgad Fort ⓘ
Ajinkyatara Fort → partOf → Pratapgad Fort ⓘ
this entity surface form: Satara hill forts
Battle of Pratapgad → location → Pratapgad Fort ⓘ
Battle of Pratapgad → namedAfter → Pratapgad Fort ⓘ