Maratha Forts A list Of fort! probably- In tht posMttlon of Shivaji at tha tlM of his daath Sr.Wo, Namt of fort Typa District Souroa Famarks 1 2 3 4 6 6 1. Asarl KUl Thana f^Jv%da 7111,14 Port ratainad by Shivaji irHt«€ treaty of Piirandar(1666) 2. Udhadurg •• " (Hot iaantiii 3, Qhosala Hill Kdaba • 4. Kuvarlgad HUl Poona 6. Llngana HlXl Kolaba 6, Mihadgad n Kolaba 7. Palgad M Batnaglri 8. Bajgad It Poona "Pabuilt by Shiraji 9. Bayagad H Kolaba 10. aidhigad (Bhorap) R n "Rapalrad by Shivaji 11. Talegad n N 12. Torana H Po(»ia " "Bapairod b' aivajl 13. Lohagad n Poona Rajvada VIII, Tapairad by 22. Shiyajl 14, Mthldhargad 16. mhlpatgad Ratnagiri 16. Muiohargad Kolhapur 17. Praslddhagad Kolhapur (Ban^ni^' 13. Pratapgad Satara 1 2 3 4 19. Purandar Hill Poona Vajragad-sub- fort of Purandar 20. Vajragad n Poona 21. Ra4a£ohi N Poona SrivardhS^ Sub^ Manranjan forts of laj raachi 22. Srlvardhan " 23. Manranjan ** 24. Sabalgad 26. S^:^agad(Pili) Hill Kolaba 26. Slnhgad II Ul Poona lajv^da VIII, Repaired by 22. f^ljraj i 27. Sindtmdurg M»ritia Batnaglri Built by Shlvaji 2d. Suvarndurg " Tvopaired by 29. Vijaydupl 30. VlsaigAd RUl KQlhapur 31. Achala " Haallc Parnal-Parvat- grahan- SkhyanaiB 32. Adiargad " Poona " Adasar « Hadsar 33. Alanga Rili Ahaniadnagar ** 34. Ahivant * Kaaik 36. Chasu^d *' Poona " ChanundiChava^ wot 36. Rarltchandragad " AhMMidnagar " 37. Jaralya " Naslk " 1 2 3 4 6 6 3d. Jlntdhan w jfoona ti 39. Kurang 11 AMnadnagar " Kurang » fCuldng 40. Markand n Kaaik H 41. ^Ihcr w Haaik N 42. Trilib«k i« NaaJUc « 43. Trlngalvadi m Ahaaaadnagar " 44. Kan«ragad tf Thana SabhaMd^ P.70 46. Chandan n satara " ?P.74 46. Karid Ground Satara « •» 47. Kolhiimr H Kolhapur M f» 43. Handgiri ^ Hill Sitara 49. Parali Hill Satara H « (aijjangad) 60. Pantiaia niii KdUuipur t» » 61. ditara ^ , m satara Sabhasad; (Ajlntapa) P.74. 62. tailrval Ground Sangali n 63. ?andan RUl Satara M 64. Wai Ground n n 66. Yardhangad Hill Sfttara Jadha « Ehrcmology (nhirajl Souvenir, ^ P. 13) 66. Fohida HUl Poena P. 17 67. Mahuli n Thana P.17 6i. Bhandargad M tt - 1 ? 3 4 6 6 69. Palasgad N H - 69 & 60 Sub-forts of Mihuli 60. Kunjargad n ? P.18 61* KAUnji tt Satara P.20 62. PhcmdA tt Ooa P.20 63* Patti n Ahanadnagar P.24 64. Vaaota m Satara P.24 66. Hamatj Rill Naslk P.27 66. Kothalagad n Thana P. 29 67. Padmadurg Harin* Kdaba Bajvada t BuUt by VIII.Sl 3hlvajl 68. Alibag m Kolaba « 69. Khandtri n Kolaba n 70. Karnala u Shlvapur Tadi (iCP) 71. Pai^aFgad HUl ^tua n 72. Hlndola H Kolaba M 73. Bhupalgad n Satara « 74. Sarasagad Hill Kolaba 1326 76. Kohaj UUl Thana »• 1670 76. Makarandgad RUl Satara Built by Shlv 77. Tung , HUl Poona 77 to 79 - 7a. TlJtona M Sub-forts of 79. laagad Lohttgad 30, Pavangad n Kolhaptir Subfor| of Panhaia 1 2 3 4 6 6 ai. sig«rgad « Eatnaglri BuUt by ShiVi»n (KiMdtiurc) a2. ManaranJiMi n Kca«ba « 33. M Satara tt d4. Santoahgad tt » n d6. Blrwidl H KdLaba Rapai^d by Shiva j Httrlsh RUl Naaik 36 to 91 - , Dmrlng the catnpaig 87. HUl Kolaba of Atirangatabjtha ' Mughal a trlaa to dd. Vaaantgad Hill Satara captiire thaaa forts. So« prob­ 39. Bhushangad HiU Satara ably thay vara » • in the hands of 90* OunaTantfad Hill Satara tha ^4aratha8. 91. Data gad M satara 92 to 94 • Thaae forts M9T% oadad 92. Khandkala Hill Pocma to tha ^^ghals according to 93. Sonagad n Kolaba Purandar traaty. Marathts racapturei 94. n ft tham (JS). 3^ * 96. JafkiCigad Marina Batnagiri Bapairad by Shiva;} 96. Chindayad HUl Naaik Shivaji ailvsji captured Souy«nir, it In 1666 P|73. 97. Oovalkot Ground Fatnagiri " P,72 93. AT(tchitgad Hill Kolaba 99. An j ajival Maria ratnagiri P.66 Papaired bv ^ivaji 100. PadmOgad n Sub^forts of Sindhudurf. 101. S£CrJ«lGOt N 6 %y 120 forts vert in tbm posse talon of ShlTajl in ths 3Mr«J t«rrltor]r. It It very ditfiouU to idtntify the forts in Karnatak trta. v^ get frequent referencet to aoot forts like Ankola, Kadavadi, Shiveshvar, Valgudanurt ^agadevgad, Vellorei Jinjif Kopal etc* Sabhitad frovidnt the list of 79 fortt in the KHrantak territory. The '%dras factors 4 (August 1(^3)« te&l ua that Shiyaji aoquir d 72 strong hilla and 14 forts (in plain). So it nay b« presusied that at least dO fortt vert poasetted by Shiraji, • 120 forts in ^varaj « dO forta in Karanatak ToUl 200 fort a (It is difficult to Bake an accurate stateoaf^t about the fortt vhioh vere in the possetalon of Shivaji at the tiBit of his death. Chroniclers like Sabhasad, Chitnis ha^e fiv«n long lists of forts held by Shivaji inlthe Svarajya ai^ Karantak aSeas, in thnir accounts of Shivaji. Hoveirert it is difficult to identify all of then with the help of source aaterial that is available at present. An attempt has been aade hare to make a list of fort a held by Shiva j i which have been referred to In the original aourieat and vhich cattlfl be mostly Identlfiad} .