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|location = [[Raigad District]], [[Maharashtra]]
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'''Underi''' (also called '''Jaidurg''') is a fortified island near the mouth of [[Mumbai harbour]] south of [[Prong's Lighthouse]]. It is a companion fort to [[Khanderi]] and currently lies in [[Raigad district]], [[Maharashtra]]. These islands of Khanderi and Underi served as one of the landmarks for ships entering [[Mumbai harbour]].<ref name="gazette">{{cite book|publisher=Govt Central Press|date=1904|pages=[https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbombay22enthgoog/page/n413 395]–396|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency|url=https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbombay22enthgoog|quote=underi.|access-date=2009-03-19}}</ref> Underi is smaller than Khanderi.  
'''Underi''' (also called '''Jaidurg''') is a [[sea fort|fortified island]] near the mouth of [[Mumbai harbour]] south of [[Prong's Lighthouse]]. It is a companion fort to [[Khanderi]] and currently lies in [[Raigad district]], [[Maharashtra]]. These islands of Khanderi and Underi served as one of the landmarks for ships entering [[Mumbai harbour]].<ref name="gazette">{{cite book|publisher=Govt Central Press|date=1904|pages=[https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbombay22enthgoog/page/n413 395]–396|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency|url=https://archive.org/details/gazetteerbombay22enthgoog|quote=underi.|access-date=2009-03-19}}</ref> Underi is smaller than Khanderi.  


The fortification was built by Kahim of the [[Siddi]]s<ref name="mahag">{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/KOLABA/places_Underi.html|title=Underi, The Gazetteers Department|publisher=Government of Maharashtra|access-date=2009-03-19}}</ref> in 1680 CE. <ref name="fof">{{cite web|url=http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm|title=Friends of Forts|access-date=2009-02-01|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207173737/http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm|archive-date=7 December 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The fortification was built by Kahim of the [[Siddi]]s<ref name="mahag">{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/KOLABA/places_Underi.html|title=Underi, The Gazetteers Department|publisher=Government of Maharashtra|access-date=2009-03-19}}</ref> in 1680 CE. <ref name="fof">{{cite web|url=http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm|title=Friends of Forts|access-date=2009-02-01|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207173737/http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm|archive-date=7 December 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


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Underi
Raigad District, Maharashtra
Underi is located in Maharashtra
Underi
Underi
Coordinates18°42′20″N 72°50′29″E / 18.705531°N 72.841281°E / 18.705531; 72.841281
Site information
OwnerGovernment of India
Controlled bySiddis
Open to
the public		Yes
Site history
Built1680 (1680)
Built bySiddis

Underi (also called Jaidurg) is a fortified island near the mouth of Mumbai harbour south of Prong's Lighthouse. It is a companion fort to Khanderi and currently lies in Raigad district, Maharashtra. These islands of Khanderi and Underi served as one of the landmarks for ships entering Mumbai harbour.[1] Underi is smaller than Khanderi.

The fortification was built by Kahim of the Siddis[2] in 1680 CE. [3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Govt Central Press. 1904. pp. 395–396. Retrieved 19 March 2009. underi.
  2. ↑ "Underi, The Gazetteers Department". Government of Maharashtra. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "Friends of Forts". Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
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