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Murud-Janjira is the local name of a famous fort and tourist place situated on an island just off the coastal city of Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India.
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Raja Ram Rao Patil was Patil of Janjira Island and a chief of Kolis who established and/or built this island in the 16th century for Kolis to live peacefully away from pirates. After gaining permission from the Sultan of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate~FACEBOOK
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Murud-Janjira Fort is situated on an oval-shaped rock off the Arabian Sea coast near the port city of Murud, 165 km south of Mumbai. Janjira is considered one of the strongest marine forts in India. There are many cannons of native and European make rusting on the bastions.
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#PanhalaFort is located in Panhala, 20 km northwest of Kolhapur, Maharashtra .Due to its strategic location, it was centre of several skirmishes in Deccan involving the Marathas, the Mughals and the British East India Company, the most notable being Battle of Pavan Khind.
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#PanahalaFort was built between 1178 and 1209 CE by the Shilahara ruler Bhoja II. A copper plate found in Satara shows that Raja Bhoja held court at Panhala from 1191–1192 CE.
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📷1: Lotus motif on #PanhalaFort of RajaBhoj.
📷2: Sculpture of BajiPrabhu Deshpande (Trusted Commander of #ChhatrapatiShivajiMaharaj)
📷3: Sculpture of ShivaKashid (Look alike of ShivajiMaharaj who kept enemy engaged to aid him to leave fort easily).
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📷2: Sculpture of BajiPrabhu Deshpande (Trusted Commander of #ChhatrapatiShivajiMaharaj)
📷3: Sculpture of ShivaKashid (Look alike of ShivajiMaharaj who kept enemy engaged to aid him to leave fort easily).
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