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<p>robot: Create/update articles. If there is a mistake please report on my <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Bot" title="User talk:Bot">talk page</a>.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox military installation<br /> |name = Tipagad Fort<br /> |partof = <br /> |location = [[Gadchiroli district]], [[Maharashtra]]<br /> |image = <br /> |caption = <br /> |map_type=India Maharashtra<br /> |map_size = 300<br /> |map_caption = Shown within [[Maharashtra]]<br /> |type = Hill fort<br /> |coordinates = {{coord|20|29|04.4|N|80|32|02.2|E|display=inline,title}}<br /> |materials = Stone<br /> |height =2000 feet <br /> |used = <br /> |demolished = <br /> |condition = Ruins <br /> |ownership = Government of India<br /> |open_to_public = Yes<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Tipagad&#039;&#039;&#039; is a small fort situated in the Taluka [[Korchi]] of [[Gadchiroli district]]. The nearest village is Sawargaon which is 100&amp;nbsp;km from [[Desaiganj]] ( Wadsa).<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> The fort was ruled by the Gond Prince Puram Raja who had a bodyguard of 2000 fighting men, 5 elephants and 25 horses. He held the entire [[Vairagad Fort]] country under his control. He was attacked by the King of [[Chhattisgarh]]. The Puram Raja won the battle but after an untowards incident, along with the queen were drowned in the lake and the fort became desolate.&lt;ref&gt;https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Chanda%20District/gazetteer_tah_zamT.html#.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Places to visit==<br /> This fort is located far away from human habitation in dense [[teak]] forest. This fort was earlier part of Murumgaon zamindari area. The fort is flanked by bastion with a large water tank about 150 mt in width. The tank has embankment and steps along its water face. The fort has an outer wall and inner Balekilla raised on a hill top.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[List of forts in Maharashtra]]<br /> *[[Gadchiroli]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Forts in Maharashtra}}<br /> {{Forts in India}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]<br /> [[Category:16th-century forts in India]]<br /> [[Category:Buildings and structures in Maharashtra]]<br /> [[Category:Vidarbha]]<br /> [[Category:Gadchiroli district]]</div>

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