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Padmadurg

17th century · 17th century · Also known as Kasa Fort

Padmadurg is a sea fort on a rocky islet off Murud on the Konkan coast of Maharashtra, India. It was built by the Marathas in the 1670s and 1680s under Shivaji and his son Sambhaji as a base against the nearby Siddi fortress of Janjira, which they failed to capture.

Padmadurg
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Janjira State

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