Sinhgad Fort
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Sinhgad Fort is a historic hill fortress near Pune in Maharashtra, India, known for its strategic location and role in several significant Maratha Empire battles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kondhana Fort | 3 |
| Sinhgad Fort canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hill fortress
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| accessRoute | road from Pune via Donje village ⓘ |
| activity |
historical tourism
ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sinhgad ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Shivaji
ⓘ
surface form:
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Rajaram I ⓘ Tanaji Malusare ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Tanaji Malusare ⓘ |
| capturedFor |
Shivaji
ⓘ
surface form:
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
|
| climate | tropical monsoon ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ trekking destination ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 30 kilometers southwest of Pune ⓘ |
| district | Pune district ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1312 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| feature |
Kalyan Darwaza
ⓘ
Pune Darwaza ⓘ Rajaram Maharaj memorial ⓘ
surface form:
Rajaram Smarak
Tanaji Malusare memorial ⓘ fortification walls ⓘ gates and bastions ⓘ steep cliffs on several sides ⓘ temples ⓘ water cisterns ⓘ |
| formerName |
Sinhgad Fort
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kondhana Fort
|
| heritageStatus | protected monument under Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ Pune district ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pune ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Sahyadri
ⓘ
surface form:
Sahyadri range
|
| notableBattle |
Battle of Sinhagad
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Sinhgad (1670)
|
| periodOfSignificance |
17th century
ⓘ
Mughal–Maratha Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha–Mughal conflicts
|
| popularSeasonToVisit |
monsoon
ⓘ
winter ⓘ |
| region | Western Ghats ⓘ |
| state | Maharashtra ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
guarded approaches to Pune
ⓘ
part of a chain of forts defending the Maratha capital region ⓘ |
| translationOfName | Fort of the Lion ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military defense
ⓘ
monitoring trade routes ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sinhagad Fort
subject surface form:
Sinhagad Fort
this entity surface form:
Kondhana Fort
this entity surface form:
Kondhana Fort
this entity surface form:
Kondhana Fort