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'''Bhairavgad''' is a fort in India, twenty miles south-west of [[Patan, Maharashtra|Patan]], [[Satara district]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Sátára ( Volume 19 of Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency) | publisher=Government Central Press | year=1885 |page=454}}</ref> The fort is situated on a peak of [[Sahyadri]] range. The fort has a temple of Bhairav ([[Shiva]]); from which it gets its name. It is located at an altitude of about 1000 meters.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KHA9SzLMj3EC&q=Bhairavgad&pg=PA76 | title=Offbeat Tracks in Maharashtra | publisher=[[Popular Prakashan]] | author=Gunaji, Milind | author-link=Milind Gunaji | year=2010 | pages=76 | isbn=978-8179915783}}</ref><br />
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The fort has been described by [[James Grant Duff]] in his posthumously published book of 1863, ''History of the Mahrattas''. The fort was built by Rajas of Panhala and was used by [[Marathas]]. It was later captured by [[British Raj|British]] on 23 May 1818.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SATARA/places_Bhairavgad.html | title=Bhairavgad Fort | publisher=[[Government of Maharashtra]] | access-date=2 May 2013}}</ref><br />
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