Vishalgad

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Vishalgad
British India
1716[1]–1956[1]
Area 
• 1901
608.65 km2 (235.00 sq mi)
Population 
• 1901
30,807
History 
• Established
1716
Independence of India (abolition of the estate)
1956[1]
 Succeeded by
India
Source: Solomon & Bond (1922)[2]
Vishalgad
Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India
One of the few surviving structures on Vishalgad
Vishalgad is located in Maharashtra
Vishalgad
Vishalgad
Coordinates16°54′23″N 73°44′30″E / 16.906419°N 73.741683°E / 16.906419; 73.741683
Site information
OwnerGovernment of India

Vishalgad (also called Vishalgarh, Khelna or Khilna)

feudatories of Kolhapur State.[5]

Fort

A fort had existed at Vishalgad long before it became a jagir. The Maratha emperor

Anglo-Maratha Wars, a revolt against the British began in 1844. The rebellion began with soldiers locking themselves into hill-forts such as those as Panhala and Vishalgad, and then spread to Kolhapur itself.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Vishalgad Jagir.
  2. ISBN 9788120619654
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  3. ^ "Vishalgad". Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  4. ISBN 9780521619653
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  5. ISBN 978-1-13944-908-3
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  6. ISBN 978-0-52126-883-7
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  7. ISBN 978-1-84467-738-2
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