We all know about the place Sinhgad near Pune, but do we really know about the history of Sinhgad Fort. Here you can explore the history of Sinhgad Fort: "The Lion Fort".
Sinhgad Fort is around 30kms from Pune. It is a situated near around 700m from the surrounding countryside. By looking at the Kondheshwar temple and the caves we can say that the fort was built 2000 years ago.
Sinhgad was before named as Kondhana Fort. The famous battle of Sinhgad was started in 1670’s between Mughal and Maratha’s. It was won by Shivaji Maharaj by his right-hand man “Tanaji Malusare” from Mughal’s.
Tanaji Malusare sacrifices his son’s marriage to win the fort. During the battle, he lost his life and his brother took over the fort. At that time Shivaji Maharaj said a line “Gad Aala, Pn Sinha Gela”.
5 places you can explore at Sinhgad fort
- Pune Darwaja
From Pune Darwaja you can see the view of Pune City, It heads towards Pune City.
- Kalyan Darwaja
From Kalyan Darwaja you can see the view of Kalyan(Mumbai), it heads towards Kalyan.
- Kondheshwar Temple
Before Sinhgad the Fort was Named as Kondhana, that's why there is one temple called Kondheshwar Temple at the top of Sinhgad Fort.
- Tanaji Kada
Tanaji Malusare climbed from the Tanaji Kada with his army to fought with Mughal's.
- Tanaji Malusare Smarak
Tanaji Malusare is the legend of Maratha who fought with Mughals and wins the Sinhgad Fort, But during the battle, he lost his life. In memory of legend Tanaji Malusar, there is a smarak of Tanaji at Sinhgad Fort.
