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'''Sitabuldi Fort''' ([[Marathi Language|Marathi]]: सीताबर्डी किल्ला), site of the Battle of Sitabuldi in 1817, is located atop a hillock in central [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. The fort was built by the British after they won this area following the battle of Sitabuldi. After winning the battles of Sitaburdi, Sakkardara and Nagpur Richard Jenkins allowed Mudhoji II Senasaheb Subha to continue to rule to Nagpur and entered into a treaty with him on 6th January 1818 which wasratified later by Governor General. The article 7 of the treaty stated ‘The two hills of Seetabuldee with the bazaars and land adjoining, to a distance to be hereafter specified, shall be henceforth included in the British boundary, and such Military works erected as may be deemed necessary.’ By this treaty the British occupied the Sitaburdi hills and large areas on all four sides. However no major construction work was erected on it for next two years <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sane |first=Hemant |title=THE SITABURDI FORT NAGPUR |url=https://www.academia.edu/38115621/THE_SITABURDI_FORT_NAGPUR}}</ref> The area surrounding the hillock, now known as Sitabuldi, is an important commercial hub for Nagpur.<ref name="The great Nagpur boom">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cms/print.jsp?docpath=//money/2007/mar/17nagpur.htm|title=The great Nagpur boom|author=Ravi Teja Sharma|date=17 March 2007|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> To the south is [[Nagpur Railway Station]] and behind it is ''Tekdi Ganapati'', a temple of [[Ganesha]].<ref name="Famous Ganesha Temples and Idols in India">{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/siddhivinayak/ganesha_library/temples_in_india/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223134431/http://sify.com/siddhivinayak/ganesha_library/temples_in_india/|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2010|title=Famous Ganesha Temples and Idols in India|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref> The fort was a home to the [[Indian Army]]'s 118th infantry battalion (Territorial Army) Grenadiers till 2019.<ref name="Time & History" /><ref>{{Cite web|author=Shishir Arya|date=Oct 7, 2019|title=600 jobs to go as 118 Territorial Army unit leaves Sitabuldi Fort {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/600-jobs-to-go-as-118-ta-unit-leaves-sitabuldi-fort/articleshow/71469819.cms|access-date=2021-12-24|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

[[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]] is said to have been imprisoned in the fort from 10 April to 15 May 1923, this however, is not true as Gandhi was in Yerwada during this period. [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] and [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] of the United Kingdom gave audience to the people of Nagpur from the fort during their visit to British India. A pillar to commemorate the event stands in the fort. The royals were greeted by a huge crowd gathered at the area towards the present Nagpur Railway Station.<ref name="Time & History">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-01-26/nagpur/27745045_1_fort-territorial-army-battle|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126062836/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-01-26/nagpur/27745045_1_fort-territorial-army-battle|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|title=Time & History|first= Shishir |last=Arya|date=26 January 2008|location=India|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref>