Kothaligad
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Kothaligad, also known as Peth Fort, is located 21km northeast of Karjat near the village of Peth. The small fort has an illustrious history, serving as an important ammunition storage site during Sambhaji's era. In 1684, Mughal forces captured the fort after tricking the Marathas guarding it. They held it for over a year before the Marathas recaptured it. The fort offers scenic views of the surrounding area and has caves and water cisterns within. It can be accessed via a tiring pathway from Peth village.
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Kothaligad
- 1. 爐謹 爐 Trekkers油of油Sahyadri Trekkers of Sahyadri 爐爛爐爐爐 爐逗爐迦爐迦ぞ present Elevation 3,100 ft Location Karjat
- 2. Vangani Neral Route1 Via油Neral Ambivali Kashele Dhamani Route2:油 Peth Via油Karjat Kothali gad Route 1:油Powai Airoli Bridge Shil Phata MIDC油 Vangani Neral Kashele Ambivali Dhamani Peth Route1: PowaiAiroli BridgeShil Phata MIDC VanganiNeralKasheleAmbivaliDhamaniPeth Village Route2:油PowaiAiroliExpress油WayDiversion油before油KhopoliKarjat油KasheleAmbivaliDhamaniPeth Village
- 3. Ambivali From油 Kashele Dhamani Neral Peth Kothali gad
- 5. Kothaligad or油Peth Peth,油also油known油as油Kothaligad,油is油situated油in油Shahapur Taluka,油approximately油21Km油North油East油of油Karjat.油This油fort油stands油 tall油in油the油company油of油various油other油forts油like油Rajmachi,油Dhak,油Siddhagad and油Bhimashankar,油a油witness油to油our油illustrious油 history. Kothaligad is油more油commonly油known油as油the油fort油of油Peth because油the油village油of油Peth is油situated油at油its油base.油This油fort油though油 small油in油stature油has油a油vast油historical油background.油This油fort油was油more油of油a油defense油station油油than油a油strong油fort.油Peth was油 mainly油used油for油ammunition油storage.油Peth gained油importance油during油Sambhajis era. History油: History : Mughal Emperor油Aurangzeb油ordered油his油warriors油Abdul油Kadar油and油Ali油Biradarkani油in油November油1684油to油capture油the油forts油 belonging油to油Sambhajis empire.油Control油over油fort油means油control油over油Kokan region.油As油soon油as油they油came油to油know油that油 arms油and油weapons油were油traded油here,油a油group油of油300油gunmen油reached油the油base油in油November油1684.油The油Marathas油forced油 most油of油them油back,油but油some油still油managed油to油reach油the油Magarkot Dwar油and油started油shouting油open油the油door.油 The油Marathas油inside油the油fort油opened油the油door油on油the油assumption油that油these油shouting油Mughals油were油own油men油who油came油 for油picking油up油the油weapons油for油war.油The油Mughals油immediately油rushed油in油and油the油battle油started.油They油could油win油the油battle油 with油help油of油Mankoji Pandhere.油 The油next油day,油the油Marathas油surrounded油the油fort.油Abdul油Kadars油position油became油critical.油The油ammunition油in油the油fort油was油 destroyed油and油used油in油the油battle.油Although油the油Mughals油were油occupying油the油fort,油they油were油helpless油as油the油Marathas油looted油 destroyed and used in the battle. Although the Mughals were occupying the fort, they were helpless as the Marathas looted ammunition油and油food油sent油to油them油at油their油base油camp,油on油its油way.油About油1012油days油later,油Abdul油Aziz油Khan油sent油his油son油 Abdul油Khan油to油help油Abdul油Kadar.油But油Maratha油Sardar Naroji Tryambak油was油hiding油in油the油valley油to油prevent油him油to油approach油 the油fort.油When油another油war油broke,油the油Marathas油lost油and油Naroji was油killed.油Ehmat Khan油capitulated油Naroji and油hung油his油 head油right油in油the油middle油of油the油road.油 Now,油the油Mughals油had油total油control油over油the油fort.油The油Golden油keys油of油main油door油of油the油fort油were油sent油to油Aurangzeb油as油a油 N th M h l h d t t l t l th f t Th G ld k f i d f th f t tt A b symbol油of油victory.油After油confirming油the油victory,油he油rewarded油Abdul油Khan.油The油Mughals油renamed油the油fort油as油Miftahulfateh,油 meaning油victory油key.油 The油Marathas油continued油their油efforts油to油conquer油the油fort.油In油December油1684,油the油Marathas油tried油to油stop油Mughals油moving油 towards油the油fort.油Seven油thousand油Marathas油constituted油a油strong油battalion油and油fought油with油Mahamatkhan.油But油success油was油 g g far油away.油In油April油1685,油700油Marathas油attacked油again.油About油200油of油them油climbed油the油fort油with油the油help油of油rope油ladders.油 Battle油started油between油two油parties油and油a油lot油of油blood油shaded.油The油goddess油of油victory油again油favored油the油Mughals油and油the油 Marathas油lost油the油battle油and油the油fort.油 After油130油years油in油November油1817,油Bapurao,油a油Maratha油Sardar with油Bajirao II油fought油with油British油and油won油the油fort.
- 6. Kothaligad or油Peth Fascinating油Spots油: The油pinnacle油of油the油Peth can油be油seen油from油the油village.油It油looks油like油a油filed油surface.油On油reaching油 the油top油of油the油fort,油we油see油caves油carved油in油huge油rocks.油The油first油one油is油the油cave油of油Goddess,油 besides油which油is油a油water油cistern油and油the油last油one油is油the油specious油Bhairoba cave.油A油flat油floor油and油 well sculpted油pillars油are油specialty油of油the油cave.油Along油the油Bhairoba cave,油steps油are油carved油leading油 wellsculpted pillars are specialty of the cave. Along the Bhairoba cave, steps are carved leading the油pinnacle.油 Four油Five油potholes油and油some油canon油balls油are油scattered油in油the油fort.油Kalwawantinicha Mahal, Nagfani,油Siddhagad,油Malanggad,油Chanderi,油Prabalgad,油Manikgad,油and油Matheran油all油these油 surrounding油historical油places油are油visible油from油top油of油the油fort油Peth. di hi t i l l i ibl f t f th f t P th Ways油To油Reach油: One油has油to油board油ST油bus油for油Ambivali油via油Kashele or油from油Karjat railway油station油on油MumbaiPune油 route.油The油distance油from油Karjat to油Ambivali油is油about油30油Kms.油A油road油leads油to油village油Peth from油 j g Ambivali.油A油tiring油pathway油leads油to油the油fort油door油from油village油Peth.油The油pathway油pierces油through油 lush油green油trees油and油we油can油refresh油ourselves油with油the油lovingly油smelled油flowers油and油tasty油fruits. On油can油get油down油at油Neral,油another油railway油station油on油MumbaiPune油route油and油reach油Kashele by油local油conveyance油and油catch油bus油for油Ambivali油from油there. by local conveyance and catch bus for Ambivali from there Ambivali油to油Peth 2油hours,油Peth village油to油top油of油the油fort油 1油hour Accommodation油Facility油: The油cave油on油the油fort油is油the油best油place油to油spend油a油night. Drinking油Water油Facility油: There油are油many油a油cisterns油and油tanks油on油the油fort,油but油the油one油near油the油cave油is油reliable.
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- 20. Good油place油at油 Ambivali油for油night油 y stay油and油food 09226093034 02148683313
- 25. Bharadwaj
- 27. Good油photograph
- 32. Kothaligad
- 36. Sandesh油with油(ex)油polic patil of油Peth Mr.油Sawant The油Car油was油parked油here.
- 68. Mr.油Sawants house油at油Peth stop油for油water油and油food
- 69. Soumya Adarshs i ht Ad h right油eye
- 71. Good油photo
- 72. Shrike油by油Soumya
- 79. A油village油boy
- 157. Un油spoilt Un油hurried Un油touched Un油confined Un油expected Un油conquered Un油paralleled Un paralleled Un油matched Un油stressed Un stressed Un油limited Standing油as油silent油sentinels油to油history油are油the油350odd油forts油of油Maharashtra.油Beaten油by油 g y y the油sea油waves,油lashed油at油by油the油torrential油Deccan油rains,油or油scorched油in油the油blazing油sun,油 stand油imposing油ramparts油and油crumbling油walls油,油the油last油lingering油memories油of油 Maharashtra's油martial油times.油Nowhere油in油the油country油would油you油encounter油such油a油 profusion油of油forts.油And油such油variety.油Sited油on油an油island,油or油guarding油the油seas油or油among油 the油Sahyadri油hills,油whose油zigzag油walls油and油rounded油bastions油sit油like油a油scepter油and油 crown油amidst油hills油turned油mauve.油