HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Vijaygad
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Rayari
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Rajgad
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Torana
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Detailed explanation-1: -Raigad is a hill fort situated in Mahad, Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is one of the strongest fortresses on the Deccan Plateau. It was previously known as Rairee or Rairy fort.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sudhagad / Bhorapgad is a hill fort situated in Maharashtra, India. It lies about 50 kilometres west of Pune, 25 kilometres south of Lonavla and 10 kilometres east of Pali in Raigad District. Sudhagad Fort is also known as Bhorapgad Fort. Shivaji Maharaj changed the name of Bhorapgad to Sudhagad.
Detailed explanation-3: -Built in 1030, it was earlier called Rairi. However Shivaji renamed the fort as ‘Raigad’ after it was captured from Chandrarao More in 1656 AD.
Detailed explanation-4: -The fort was called by 15 different names by different people at different times – Raigad, Rairi, Islamgad, Nandadeep, Jambudweep, Tanas, Rashivata, Badenur, Raigiri, Rajgiri, Bhivgad, Reddi, Shivlanka, Rahir and Gibraltar of the east. The fort was initially used to keep prisoners during the Nizamshahi rule.