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	'''Jaigad Fort''' ({{lang-mr\|जयगड किल्ला}}, {{~~transl~~\|mr\|''Jayagaḍa killā''}}) (Also transliterated as '''Zyghur''' in old British records.<ref name="Zyghur or Jaigad">{{cite book\|last=Naravane\|first=M. S.\|title=The Maritime and Coastal Forts of India\|year=1998\|publisher=APH Publishing\|location=Pg. 70\|isbn=8170249104\|pages=196 pages\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k59aVCIlFB8C}}</ref>) is a coastal fortification that is located at the tip of a peninsula in [[Ratnagiri District]] at a distance of 14 km from the temple town of [[Ganpatipule]], in the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. Nestled on a cliff, it overlooks a bay formed where the Shastri river enters the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref name="travelog">{{cite web		'''Jaigad Fort''' ({{lang-mr\|जयगड किल्ला}}, {{transliteration\|mr\|''Jayagaḍa killā''}}) (Also transliterated as '''Zyghur''' in old British records.<ref name="Zyghur or Jaigad">{{cite book\|last=Naravane\|first=M. S.\|title=The Maritime and Coastal Forts of India\|year=1998\|publisher=APH Publishing\|location=Pg. 70\|isbn=8170249104\|pages=196 pages\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k59aVCIlFB8C}}</ref>) is a coastal fortification that is located at the tip of a peninsula in [[Ratnagiri District]] at a distance of 14 km from the temple town of [[Ganpatipule]], in the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. Nestled on a cliff, it overlooks a bay formed where the Shastri river enters the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref name="travelog">{{cite web
	\|url=http://www.indiatravelogue.com/dest/maha/maha5.html		\|url=http://www.indiatravelogue.com/dest/maha/maha5.html
	\|title=India travelogue entry about Ganpatipule and Jaigad Fort		\|title=India travelogue entry about Ganpatipule and Jaigad Fort
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	==History==		==History==
	Jaigad fort is said to have been built by Bijapur Kings in the 16th century. Later it passed into the hands of Naiks of [[Sangameshwar]]. He had 7-8 villages and 600 troops under his command. He defeated combined forces of Bijapur and [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] in 1583 and 1585. In 1713 Jaigad was one of the ten forts which was ceded by [[Balaji Vishwanath]] Peshwa to [[Kanhoji Angre]]. In June 1818 this fort was captured by British without any struggle.<ref>https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/RATNAGIRI/places_Jaygad.html</ref>		Jaigad fort is said to have been built by Bijapur Kings in the 16th century. Later it passed into the hands of Naiks of [[Sangameshwar]]. He had 7-8 villages and 600 troops under his command. He defeated combined forces of Bijapur and [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] in 1583 and 1585. In 1713 Jaigad was one of the ten forts which was ceded by [[Balaji Vishwanath]] Peshwa to [[Kanhoji Angre]]. In June 1818 this fort was captured by British without any struggle.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/RATNAGIRI/places_Jaygad.html \|title=The Gazetteers Department - RATNAGIRI \|publisher=Cultural.maharashtra.gov.in \|date= \|accessdate=2022-08-12}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]		[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]
	~~[[Category:Buildings and structures in Maharashtra]]~~
	[[Category:Tourist attractions in Konkan]]		[[Category:Tourist attractions in Konkan]]

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'''Jaigad Fort''' ({{lang-mr|जयगड किल्ला}}, {{transl|mr|''Jayagaḍa killā''}}) (Also transliterated as '''Zyghur''' in old British records.<ref name="Zyghur or Jaigad">{{cite book|last=Naravane|first=M. S.|title=The Maritime and Coastal Forts of India|year=1998|publisher=APH Publishing|location=Pg. 70|isbn=8170249104|pages=196 pages|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k59aVCIlFB8C}}</ref>) is a coastal fortification that is located at the tip of a peninsula in [[Ratnagiri District]] at a distance of 14 km from the temple town of [[Ganpatipule]], in the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. Nestled on a cliff, it overlooks a bay formed where the Shastri river enters the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref name="travelog">{{cite web
|url=http://www.indiatravelogue.com/dest/maha/maha5.html
|title=India travelogue entry about Ganpatipule and Jaigad Fort
|access-date=2007-01-15
}}</ref>
It has a commanding view of the bay, the nearby power plant and the open sea. A [[jetty]] port Angrey, and a lighthouse is located nearby. Although in ruins, most of the fort's outer wall and [[defensive wall|ramparts]] still stand. A deep [[moat]] surrounds the fort side not facing the cliff edge. In the middle of the 13 acre fort lies the palace of [[Kanhoji Angre]], a Ganpati temple and wells to store water. It is a protected monument.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of the protected monuments of Mumbai Circle district-wise|url=http://www.asimumbaicircle.com/images/list-of-protected-monuments-n-forts.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606093840/http://www.asimumbaicircle.com/images/list-of-protected-monuments-n-forts.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=6 June 2013}}</ref>

==History==
Jaigad fort is said to have been built by Bijapur Kings in the 16th century. Later it passed into the hands of Naiks of [[Sangameshwar]]. He had 7-8 villages and 600 troops under his command. He defeated combined forces of Bijapur and [[Portugal|Portuguese]] in 1583 and 1585. In 1713 Jaigad was one of the ten forts which was ceded by [[Balaji Vishwanath]] Peshwa to [[Kanhoji Angre]]. In June 1818 this fort was captured by British without any struggle.<ref>https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/RATNAGIRI/places_Jaygad.html</ref>

==References==
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== See also ==
{{commons category|Jaigad Fort}}
* [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]
* [[List of forts in India]]
* [[Maratha Navy]]

{{Forts in Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]
[[Category:Forts in Ratnagiri district]]
[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Konkan]]