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{{Infobox military installation<br />
|name = Sagargad Fort<br />
|native_name = सागरगड<br />
|partof = <br />
|location = [[Raigad district]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|map_type=India Maharashtra<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
|map_caption = Shown within [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|type = Hill fort<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|18|39|21.9|N|72|57|32.1|E}}<br />
|materials = Stone<br />
|height = 413.61m (1357Ft)<br />
|used = <br />
|condition = Ruins <br />
|ownership = Government of India<br />
|open_to_public = Yes<br />
|controlledby = {{noflag}}[[Ahmadnagar Sultanate|Ahmadnagar]] <small>(1521-1594)</small><br />{{flagcountry|Portuguese Empire}} <small>(1594)</small><br />{{flagcountry|Maratha Empire}} (<small>1739-1818</small>)<br />{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}<br />
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]] (<small>1818-1857</small>)<br />
* {{flagicon image|British Raj Red Ensign.svg}} [[British Raj]] (<small>1857-1947</small>)<br />
{{flagcountry|India}} (<small>1947-</small>)<br />
}}<br />
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==Location==<br />
'''Sagargad Fort''' सागरगड is located in [[Alibag]] taluka of [[Raigad District]]. The path to the fort starts from Khandale village on Alibag-Pen Road. This fort can be visited all round the year. A gentle walk of 2 hours from the village Khandale can reach us up to the fort. There is a small temple of Mahishasurmardini and a water tank on the way. Also, there is "Dodhane" waterfall on the way. The beauty of the waterfall can be seen in Monsoon. There is a Siddheshwar monastery on the Sagargad machi. The pedestrians can make a night halt in the monastery.<br />
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==History==<br />
Very less is known about this fort. [[Shivaji Maharaj]] won this fort from Adilshah in 1660 A.D.Sagargad was one of the 23 forts which were handed over to [[Mughal Empire|Moghuls]] in the [[Treaty of Purandar (1665)|Treaty of Purandar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Sagargad-Trek-S-Alpha.html |title=Sagargad, Sahyadri,Shivaji,Trekking,Marathi,Maharastra |website=trekshitiz.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828223044/http://www.trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Sagargad-Trek-S-Alpha.html |archive-date=2012-08-28}} </ref> It was one of the 16 fortified posts that were given to [[Kanhoji Angre]] by [[Balaji Vishwanath]] [[Peshwa]] in 1713. Prisoners sentenced to death were said to be hurled down from the monkey point of the fort.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://raigad.nic.in/DG/1964/places_Sagargad.html |title=The Gazetteers Department - KOLABA |website=raigad.nic.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410082546/http://raigad.nic.in/DG/1964/places_Sagargad.html |archive-date=2009-04-10}} </ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery mode=packed heights=140px><br />
File:Sagargad fort 1.jpg|South Bastion of the Fort<br />
File:Sagargad4.jpg|Water cistern<br />
File:Sagargad5.jpg|Dodhane water fall<br />
File:Sagargad2.jpg|Monkey point<br />
</gallery><br />
[[File:Sagargad3.jpg|thumb|Top of fort in Monsoon|centre]]<br />
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{{Forts in Maharashtra}}<br />
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* [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]<br />
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* [[Marathi people|Marathi People]]<br />
* [[Maratha Navy]]<br />
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]<br />
* [[Maratha War of Independence]]<br />
* [[Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]<br />
* [[Maratha Army]]<br />
* [[Maratha titles]]<br />
* [[Military history of India]]<br />
* [[List of people involved in the Maratha Empire]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Forts in Maharashtra}}<br />
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[[Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]<br />
[[Category:Forts in Raigad district]]<br />
[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Pune district]]<br />
[[Category:Former populated places in India]]<br />
[[Category:Hiking trails in India]]<br />
[[Category:Backpacking|*]]<br />
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