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| Pratapgad | |
|---|---|
| Satara district, Maharashtra, India | |
 View of one of the bastions of Pratapgad. | |
  Pratapgad | |
| Coordinates | 17°56′10″N 73°34′39″E / 17.936224°N 73.577607°E |
| Type | Hill Fort |
| Height | 3543 feet [1][2] |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  Maratha Confederacy (1656-1818) United Kingdom
 India (1947-present) |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1656 |
| Built by | Shivaji I architect =hiroji indulkar [citation needed] |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Pratapgad (1659) |
| Events | Chatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan in battle of Pratapgad (1659)[2] |
Pratapgad is a mountain fort located in Satara district, in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra. The fort is situated 24 kilometres from the Mahabaleshwar hill station. The fort is now a popular tourist destination.
The fort's historical significance is due to the Battle of Pratapgad, which took place here on 10 November 1659, between Shivaji I and Bijapur Sultanate general Afzal Khan.[3][4]
- ^ "Pratapgad | District Satara, Government of Maharashtra, India | India". Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ a b "प्रतापगड किल्ला जिथे शिवाजी महाराजांनी केला होता अफजल खानाचा वध!". Lokmat (in Marathi). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "प्रतापगड किल्ला जिथे शिवाजी महाराजांनी केला होता अफजल खानाचा वध!". Lokmat (in Marathi). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "अफझलखानाच्या थडग्याच्या जागेचा वाद पुन्हा पेटणार; माजी आमदारानं दिला 'हा' इशारा". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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