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{{Infobox military installation<br />
|name = Bhavangad Fort<br />
|native_name = भवानगड किल्ला <br />
|partof = Konkan coast<br />
|location = [[Palghar district]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|image = <br />
|caption = <br />
|map_type=India Maharashtra#India<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
|map_caption = Shown within [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|type = Sea Fort<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|19|35|03.4|N|72|44|47.9|E}}<br />
|materials = Black Basalt Stone<br />
|height = 165 ft<br />
|used = <br />
|condition = Ruins <br />
|ownership = Government of India<br />
|open_to_public = Yes<br />
|controlledby = {{flagcountry|Maratha Empire}} (<small>1737-1818</small>)<br />{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}<br />
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]] (<small>1818-1857</small>)<br />
* {{flagicon image|British Raj Red Ensign.svg}} [[British Indian Empire]] (<small>1857-1947</small>)<br />
{{flagcountry|India}} (<small>1947-</small>)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Bhavangad Fort ''' ({{lang-mr|भवानगड किल्ला}}, {{lang-hi|भवानगड क़िला}}, transliteration: ''Bhavа̄ngad Qilа̄'') is a fort located 3&nbsp;km from village Kelve, in [[Palghar district]], of [[Maharashtra]]. This fort is in very dilapidated condition. The outer walls, steps, parapets, bastions etc. were built without using limestone at many places. This fort was built to capture the [[Fort Bassein]] by [[Maratha Army]].<br />
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==History==<br />
This fort was built by [[Chimaji Appa]] to check the atrocities by [[Portugal|Portuguese]]. This fort was built in 1737 rains with the help of 2000 laborers. This fort played a prominent role in the conquest of the fort Bassein.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Bhavangad-Trek-B-Alpha.html |title=Bhavangad, Sahyadri,Shivaji,Trekking,Marathi,Maharastra |access-date=21 May 2018 |archive-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404040554/http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Bhavangad-Trek-B-Alpha.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> This fort was captured by [[United Kingdom|British]] in 1818.<br />
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==Places to see==<br />
The Fort is in a dilapidated state. Few remains of the bastion, fort walls, and the water cistern are seen on the fort. There is a temple of Bhavangadeshwar temple on the highest point on the fort. It takes about an hour to walk around the parapet wall and visit all the places of the fort.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]<br />
* [[List of forts in India]]<br />
* [[Chimaji Appa]]<br />
* [[Marathi people|Marathi People]]<br />
* [[Portuguese India]]<br />
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]<br />
* [[Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]<br />
* [[Maratha Army]]<br />
* [[Maratha titles]]<br />
* [[Military history of India]]<br />
* [[List of people involved in the Maratha Empire]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Forts in Maharashtra}}<br />
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[[Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]<br />
[[Category:Forts in Palghar district]]<br />
[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Konkan]]<br />
[[Category:Former populated places in India]]</div>Bot