Vishalgad
Hill fort in Maharashtra, India
title: "Vishalgad" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["forts-in-maharashtra", "buildings-and-structures-of-the-maratha-empire", "tourist-attractions-in-kolhapur-district", "1178-establishments-in-asia", "12th-century-establishments-in-india", "monuments-of-national-importance-in-maharashtra"] description: "Hill fort in Maharashtra, India" topic_path: "geography/india" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishalgad" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Hill fort in Maharashtra, India ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Vishalgad Fort |
| partof | Kolhapur |
| location | Maharashtra, India |
| pushpin_map | India Maharashtra#India |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Shown within Maharashtra |
| coordinates | |
| type | Hill fort |
| height | 1090 m |
| built | 1178–1209 |
| builder | Bhoja II |
| used | 1178–1947 |
| materials | Basalt |
| Granite | |
| Lime mortar | |
| Lead | |
| ownership | Government of India |
| controlledby | Shilahara dynasty (1178–1216) |
| Yadavas of Devagiri (1216–1317) | |
| Surve Dynasty (1317–1471) | |
| Bahamani Sultanate (1471–1525) | |
| Bijapur Sultanate (1525–1660) | |
| Maratha Empire (1660–1689; 1707–1818) | |
| Mughal empire (1689–1707) | |
| East India Company (1818–1858) | |
| British Empire (1858–1947) | |
| Government of India (1947–present) | |
| open_to_public | Yes |
| image | Surviving Structure on Vishalgad.jpg |
| caption | Entrance gateway of Vishalgad Fort |
| :: |
| name = Vishalgad Fort | partof = Kolhapur | location = Maharashtra, India | pushpin_map = India Maharashtra#India | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Maharashtra | coordinates = | type = Hill fort | height = 1090 m | built = 1178–1209 | builder = Bhoja II | used = 1178–1947 | materials = Basalt Granite Lime mortar Lead | ownership = Government of India | controlledby = Shilahara dynasty (1178–1216) Yadavas of Devagiri (1216–1317) Surve Dynasty (1317–1471) Bahamani Sultanate (1471–1525) Bijapur Sultanate (1525–1660) Maratha Empire (1660–1689; 1707–1818) Mughal empire (1689–1707) East India Company (1818–1858) British Empire (1858–1947) Government of India (1947–present) | open_to_public = Yes | image = Surviving Structure on Vishalgad.jpg | caption = Entrance gateway of Vishalgad Fort
Vishalgad (also known as Khelna) is a hill fort located in Bhudargad of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India. The fort was built by the last Shilahara ruler Bhoja II between 1178 and 1209 CE. In 1216, it was captured by the Yadava ruler Simhana II after the defeat of the Shilahara forces, leading to the annexation of the Shilahara kingdom into the Yadava state.
After the decline of the Yadava dynasty, control of the fort passed to the Surves, a Suryavanshi dynasty that had migrated from Saurashtra to the Konkan region and established its kingdom there. In 1471, the Bahamani general Mahmud Gawan laid siege to Vishalgad, compelling the Surves to surrender the fort. Owing to its strategic location, Vishalgad subsequently became a focal point of several military conflicts in the Deccan, involving the Bahamani Sultanate, the Vijayanagara Empire, the Surves, and later the Adil Shahi dynasty, Mughals and the Marathas.
References
References
- Eaton, Richard M.. (2005). "A Social History of the Deccan, 1300–1761: Eight Indian Lives". Cambridge University Press.
- Sherwani, Haroon Khan. (1942). "Mahmud Gawan: The Great Bahmani Wazir". Government of India Press.
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