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| name = Dategad Fort/ Sundergad<br />
| partof = Bamnoli range<br />
| location = Patan, Karad, [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
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| map_alt = Dategad Fort within the map of Maharashtra<br />
| pushpin_map = India#India Maharashtra<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Dategad Fort<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|17.379249| 73.864191|type:landmark_region:IN-MH|display=inline}}<br />
| type = Hill [[Fortification|Fort]]<br />
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| height =500 feet<br />
| ownership = Govt. of India<br />
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| open_to_public = Yes<br />
| condition = Ruins<br />
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| materials = Laterite Stone<br />
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|controlledby = {{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 Raj]] (<small>1857-1947</small>)<br />
{{flagcountry|India}} (<small>1947-</small>)<br />
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'''Dategad Fort''' is a small fort located {{Convert|75|km|mi}} South of [[Satara (city)|Satara]], in the [[Maharashtra]] state of [[India]]. This fort can be visited in a day from [[Satara (city)|Satara]]. The nearest town is [[Patan, Maharashtra|Patan]]. The base village is Tolewadi from where an easy trek of 45 minutes leads to the entrance of the fort.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Patankars were the Deshmukhs under the [[Maratha]]s of the whole surrounding district and had charge of Dategad fort.<ref>{{Diff|en:Patan,_Maharashtra|diff=|oldid=911488850|label=en:Patan,_Maharashtra, oldid 911488850}}{{Circular reference|date=July 2021}}</ref> The fort was under the control of [[Maratha]] dynasty before the fort was taken into control by Captain Grant in May 1818.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trekshitiz.com/EI/Chaulher-Trek-C-Alpha.html|title=Chaulher, Western Ghats, Sahyadri, Adventure, Trekking|website=trekshitiz.com}}</ref><br />
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==Places to see==<br />
The fort is located on a high tableland with escarpments on all the sides. The scarp is about 30 feet high. There is an entrance gate to enter the table land. One has to climb 20 steps to reach the top of the fort. The fort is spread over an area of 3 acres. There are 10 feet tall idols of Lord [[Hanuman]] and Lord [[Ganapati]] on the fort. There is a [[Shivalinga]] carved in the laterite stone near the well. The well is 100 feet deep cut in the laterite rock. There are two large water tanks on the fort.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/SATARA/places_Dategad.html |title=The Gazetteers Department - SATARA |publisher=Cultural.maharashtra.gov.in |access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]<br />
* [[List of forts in India]]<br />
* [[Marathi people|Marathi People]]<br />
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]<br />
* [[Maratha War of Independence]]<br />
* [[Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<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 Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Forts in Satara district]]<br />
[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]<br />
[[Category:Caves of Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Satara district]]<br />
[[Category:Indian rock-cut architecture]]</div>Bot