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{{Short description|Hill fort in Maharashtra, India}}
{{Short description|Hill fort in Maharashtra, India}}
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[[Image:Fort_Bhushangad.jpg|thumb|Bhushangad from the plains]]'''Bhushangad''' is a [[hill fort]] in the [[Khatav]] [[taluk]] of the [[Satara district]] of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It is oval in shape, and rises {{Convert|600|ft|m}} above the surrounding plain.<ref name="satara"/> Its top is flat, and measures to be about {{Convert|300|sqyd|m2}} in area.<ref name="bombay"/>
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| location = [[Satara district]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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| caption = Bhushangad as seen from the plains
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| pushpin_map_caption = Shown within [[Maharashtra]]
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'''Bhushangad''' is a [[hill fort]] in the [[Khatav]] [[taluk]] of the [[Satara district]] of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It is oval in shape, and rises {{Convert|600|ft|m}} above the surrounding plain. Its top is flat, and measures to be about {{Convert|300|sqyd|m2}} in area.<ref name="bombay">{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency|publisher=Govt Central Press|year=1885|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LbwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA12&dq=bhushangad|access-date=2009-02-21 |page=12}}</ref>


The origins of the fort are unclear. Local legend attributes construction of the fort to King [[Simhana|Singhana]] of Devagiri (1210–1246).<ref name="Antiquary">-{{cite journal |year=1898 |title=The Indian Antiquary Vol-xxvii |url=https://ia902907.us.archive.org/24/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.207414/2015.207414.The-Indian_text.pdf |journal=The Journal of Oriental Research |page=250}}</ref> Construction has also been attributed to Shivaji I in 1676,<ref name=Loch>{{cite book|title=Dakhan History|year=1877|url=https://ia601009.us.archive.org/3/items/dakhanhistorymus0000loch/dakhanhistorymus0000loch.pdf |page=595}}</ref> as part of a fortification of the area that included the nearby [[Vardhangad Fort]], [[Sadashivgad]] and [[Machindragad]].
The fort was originally built by [[Seuna_Yadavas_of_Devagiri#Singhana_II|Singhan II]] (1210–1247 CE) of the [[Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri|Devagiri Yadavs]],<ref name="satara">{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SATARA/places_Bhushangad.html|title=Satara District Gazetteer|access-date=2009-02-21}}</ref> with the exact date of its construction not known. However, [[Gharge-Desai (Deshmukh)]] clan of [[Nimsod State]] ruled it and so it is usually attributed to them.<ref name="fof">{{cite web|url=http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm|title=Friends of forts|access-date=2009-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405125744/http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm|archive-date=5 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The nearest fort is 5 miles (8 kilometres) away.


The fort is home to the only temple of Harinaidevi (an incarnation of [[Durga]]), who is revered by the [[Kulkarni]]s clan. There is also a temple dedicated to [[Hanuman|Maruti]].<ref name="bombay">{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency|publisher=Govt Central Press|year=1885|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LbwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA12&dq=bhushangad|access-date=2009-02-21}}</ref>
The fort is home to the only temple of Haranaidevi (an incarnation of [[Durga]]), who is revered by the [[Kulkarni]]s clan. There is also a temple dedicated to [[Hanuman|Maruti]].<ref name="bombay"></ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 30 September 2024

Bhushangad
Satara district, Maharashtra, India
Bhushangad as seen from the plains
Bhushangad is located in Maharashtra
Bhushangad
Bhushangad
Shown within Maharashtra
Bhushangad is located in India
Bhushangad
Bhushangad
Bhushangad (India)
Coordinates17°27′53″N 74°24′23″E / 17.4648°N 74.4063°E / 17.4648; 74.4063
TypeHill Fort

Bhushangad is a hill fort in the Khatav taluk of the Satara district of Maharashtra, India. It is oval in shape, and rises 600 feet (180 m) above the surrounding plain. Its top is flat, and measures to be about 300 square yards (250 m2) in area.[1]

The origins of the fort are unclear. Local legend attributes construction of the fort to King Singhana of Devagiri (1210–1246).[2] Construction has also been attributed to Shivaji I in 1676,[3] as part of a fortification of the area that included the nearby Vardhangad Fort, Sadashivgad and Machindragad.

The fort is home to the only temple of Haranaidevi (an incarnation of Durga), who is revered by the Kulkarnis clan. There is also a temple dedicated to Maruti.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Govt Central Press. 1885. p. 12. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
  2. ^ -"The Indian Antiquary Vol-xxvii" (PDF). The Journal of Oriental Research: 250. 1898.
  3. ^ Dakhan History (PDF). 1877. p. 595.

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