Kondhana

E401507

fort hill fortress

Kondhana is the historic hill fortress near Pune, India, later known as Sinhagad, renowned for its strategic importance and role in Maratha history.

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Label	Occurrences
Kondhana canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fort ⓘ hill fortress ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sinhagad Fort ⓘ Sinhgad Fort ⓘ
associatedWithCommunity	Maratha ⓘ surface form: Marathas
associatedWithDynasty	Maratha Empire ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Battle of Sinhagad ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	Shivaji ⓘ surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Tanaji Malusare ⓘ
associatedWithRuler	Rajaram Bhonsle ⓘ surface form: Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Shivaji ⓘ surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
capturedBy	Shivaji Maharaj’s forces in 1670 ⓘ
capturedFrom	Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire
controlledBy	British India ⓘ surface form: British Raj Maratha Empire ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire Peshwa ⓘ surface form: Peshwa administration
country	India ⓘ
currentUse	tourist attraction ⓘ trekking destination ⓘ
defendedBy	Udaybhan Rathod (Mughal commander) during 1670 battle ⓘ
elevation	approximately 1312 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasMeaningOfName	Sinhagad Fort ⓘ surface form: Sinhagad means ‘Lion’s Fort’ in Marathi
hasNameEtymology	derived from sage Kaundinya (Kaundinya → Kondhana) ⓘ
hasStructure	bastions ⓘ fortification walls ⓘ gates ⓘ memorials to Maratha warriors ⓘ temples ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Deccan sultanates ⓘ surface form: Deccan Sultanates era Maratha Empire ⓘ Mughal–Maratha Wars ⓘ surface form: Mughal–Maratha conflicts
knownFor	Battle of Sinhagad ⓘ surface form: Battle of Sinhagad (1670) heroic assault by Tanaji Malusare ⓘ role in Maratha history ⓘ
laterKnownAs	Sinhagad Fort ⓘ surface form: Sinhagad
locatedIn	Pune district ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Western Ghats ⓘ
locatedInState	Maharashtra ⓘ
locatedNear	Pune ⓘ
overlooks	Khadakwasla Dam ⓘ Pune Metropolitan Region ⓘ surface form: Pune region
renamedByTradition	after Tanaji’s death, symbolizing ‘Lion’s Fort’ ⓘ
strategicImportance	commanded approaches to Pune from the south-west ⓘ guarded important trade and military routes in the Deccan ⓘ
usedFor	military defense ⓘ observation and surveillance of surrounding region ⓘ

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

Sinhagad Fort (near Pune) → previousName → Kondhana ⓘ

subject surface form: Sinhagad Fort