Gawilghur

Gawilghur fort
Amravati District, VidarbhaMaharashtra
Gavilgad fort walls
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Coordinates	21°22′56″N 77°20′2″E / 21.38222°N 77.33389°E / 21.38222; 77.33389
Type	Hill fort
Height	1,103 m (3,619 ft) ASL
Site information
Owner	Government of India
Controlled by	Muzaffarid dynasty, Maratha Confederacy, British Empire
Open to the public	Yes
Site history
Built	1425-26 AD
Built by	Gond kings
In use	1425-1803 AD
Materials	Stone
Garrison information
Past commanders	Rana Shivdeosingh Rajput

Gawilghur (also, Gawilgarh or Gawilgad, Pronunciation: [ɡaːʋilɡəɖ]) was a well-fortified mountain stronghold of the Maratha Empire north of the Deccan Plateau, in the vicinity of Satpura Ranges, Amravati District,^[1] Maharashtra. It was successfully assaulted by a force commanded by Arthur Wellesley on 15 December 1803 during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.