HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Purandar
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Rajgad
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Raygad
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Rohida
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many, like Panhala Fort and Rajgad existed before him but others, like Sindhudurg and Pratapgad, were built by him from scratch. Also, the fort of Raigad was built as the place of throne, i.e., the capital, of Maratha Empire by Hirojee Indulkar on the orders of the Chhatrapati.
Detailed explanation-2: -This fort was built on a hill called Murumbadevi Dongar (Mountain of the Goddess Murumba). Rajgad boasts of the highest number of days stayed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on any fort.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rajgad is a hill fort in South Maharashtra. It was built as Murumbdev and was later renamed Rajgad by Shivaji Maharaj. It is south-west of Pune City. The base village Gunjavane is around 60 km from Pune.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shivaji Maharaj repaired the fort Murumbdev and renamed it Rajgad.