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{{Infobox Military Structure<br />
|name = Bhupatgad Fort<br />
|partof = <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 = Hill fort<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|19|49|8.14|N|73|17|36.87|E}}<br />
|materials = Stone<br />
|height = 1600 fts above msl<br />
|used = <br />
|condition = Ruins <br />
|ownership = Government of India<br />
|open_to_public = Yes<br />
|controlledby =<br />
}}<br />
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''' Bhupatgad Fort''' is a fort in [[Palghar district]] in the Jawhar taluka in [[Maharashtra]] state of [[India]].<br />
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==Location==<br />
The fort is located about 130 km from [[Thane]]. The nearest town is [[Jawhar]]. This fort lay about 30 km East of the [[Jawhar]] town on northern spur of hills that run east from Jawhar. The Fort is situated near the villages Kurlod and Zaap. <br />
==Places to see==<br />
This fort can be reached after an easy trek of one hour from the base village Kurlod or Zaap. There are no proper fortifications or bastions left on the fort except for two entrance gates in ruined state . There are few rock cut water cisterns and statues of Mhasoba and [[Hanuman]] on the fort.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/Ei/Bhupatgad-Trek-Easy-Grade.html|title=Bhupatgad|accessdate=18 October 2019|publisher=TreKshitiZ|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211012216/http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/Ei/Bhupatgad-Trek-Easy-Grade.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> <br />
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==History==<br />
Very less history of this fort is known. This fort was important to keep watch over the [[Trimbak]]-Wada trade route. This fort was in the Jawhar princely state till 1947.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Thane/places_b.html|title=B Place|accessdate=18 October 2019|publisher=Maharashtra}}</ref> <br />
== References ==<br />
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{{Forts in Maharashtra}}<br />
{{Maratha Empire}}<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]]</div>Bot