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    The Sinhagad Fort located 35 km from Pune was originally called Kondhana Fort. It has been the site of many important battles throughout history between the Marathas and their adversaries. Shivaji first gained control of the fort in 1647 by convincing the Adilshahi Sardar to hand over control. The fort has changed hands between the Marathas, Mughals, and British multiple times through various treaties and battles over the centuries. It remained under Maratha rule for most of the 18th century until being conquered by the British in 1818.

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    The Sinhagad Fort located 35 km from Pune was originally called Kondhana Fort. It has been the site of many important battles throughout history between the Marathas and their adversaries. Shivaji first gained control of the fort in 1647 by convincing the Adilshahi Sardar to hand over control. The fort has changed hands between the Marathas, Mughals, and British multiple times through various treaties and battles over the centuries. It remained under Maratha rule for most of the 18th century until being conquered by the British in 1818.

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    The Sinhagad Fort located 35 km from Pune was originally called Kondhana Fort. It has been the site of many important battles throughout history between the Marathas and their adversaries. Shivaji first gained control of the fort in 1647 by convincing the Adilshahi Sardar to hand over control. The fort has changed hands between the Marathas, Mughals, and British multiple times through various treaties and battles over the centuries. It remained under Maratha rule for most of the 18th century until being conquered by the British in 1818.

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    MARATHA ADMINISTRATION

    HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
    ABOUT MARATHA KINGDOM

    • The Maratha had developed a sound system of administration.


    • For the purpose of administrative convinence ,the Maratha kingdom was
    divided into provinces(prants) and was sub-divided into pragans and tarafs.
    • The king was the supreme head of the government and assisted by a council of
    eight ministers called the ashtapradhan.
    • The Marathas had developed a very highly organized military system.
    • Strict discipline was maintained in the army.
    • The military strength of the Marathas lay in the forts , as they played a
    significant.
    • The most powerful source of income was land revenue.
    • The land revenue was assessed after a careful survey of land.
    • It was fixed 40% of the expected produce payable in cash or kind.
    • The state encouraged agriculture by advancing loan by seeds.
    • Due to the hilly terrain, the State did not yield much land revenue.
    MINISTERS AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES

    • Pewsha :He was the prime minister and head of both civil and military affairs.
    He looked after the finance and general administration.
    • Amatya : He was the Finance Minister, who looked after the income and
    expenditure of the state.
    • Mantri : He was the Chronicler, who maintained a record of Kings daily doings
    as well as the corts proceedings.
    • Sachiva: he was the home secretory, who was responsible for all official
    correspondence.
    • Sumant: he was the foreign secretory. He advised king regarding the question
    of wars and peace and on matters relating to foreign affairs .
    • Senapati : He was a Commander-in-chief and responsible for the recruitment,
    organization and discipline of the army.
    • Panditrao : He looked after the charitable grants and religious works and the
    moral uplift of the people.
    • Nyayadhish : he was the Chief justice , who was responsible for dispensing
    justice on judicial , civil and military disputes.
    ABOUT SINHAGAD FORT
    • Sinhagad (Marathi: स िंहगड) is a hill fortress located at around 35 km southwest of the
    city of Pune, India. Some of the information available at this fort suggests that the fort
    could have been built 2000 years ago. The caves and the carvings in the
    Kaundinyeshwar temple stand as proofs for the same
    • Previously known as Kondhana, the fort had been the site of many battles, most notably
    the Battle of Sinhagad in 1670. Perched on an isolated cliff of the Bhuleswar range in
    the Sahyadri Mountains, the fort is situated on a hill about 760 metres above ground
    and 1,312 metres above mean sea level.
    • The Sinhagad (Lion's Fort) was strategically built to provide natural protection due to its
    very steep slopes. The walls and bastions were constructed only at key places. There
    are two gates to enter the fort, the Kalyan Darwaza and Pune Darwaza which are
    positioned at the south east and north-east ends respectively.[1] The fort was also
    strategically located at the centre of a string of other Maratha Empire occupied forts
    such as Rajgad Fort, Purandar Fort and Torna Fort
    • The Sinhgad Fort was initially known as "Kondhana" after the sage Kaundinya.
    The Kaundinyeshwar temple coupled with the caves and carvings indicate that
    the fort had probably been built around two thousand years ago. It was
    seized by Muhammad bin Tughlaq from the Koli king nag naik in 1328 AD.
    • Shahaji Bhosale, as the commander of Ibrahim Adil Shah I, was entrusted with
    the control of the Pune region. His son Shivaji, refused to accept
    the Adilshahi and initiated the task of setting up Swarajya.
    • Shivaji gained control of Kondana in 1647 by convincing Siddi Amber, the
    Adilshahi Sardar who controlled the fort, that he, the son of Shahaji Bhosale,
    could manage the fort's defences optimally. Bapuji Mudgal
    Deshpande played a key role in this activity. Adil Shah jailed Siddi Amber for
    this treasonous act and schemed to get it back. He imprisoned Shahaji Bhosale
    for a concocted crime and informed Shivaji. In 1649, Adil Shah traded the
    fort for Shahaji's release.
    • This fort saw attacks by Mughals in 1662, 1663 and 1665. In 1664,
    "Shahistekhan", a Mughal general, tried to bribe the people of the fort to
    hand it over to him, but was unsuccessful.
    • Through the Treaty of Purandar, the fort passed into the hands of the
    Mughal army chief "Mirzaraje Jaysingh" in the year 1665.
    • In 1670, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj reconquered the fort for the third
    time and the fort came and stayed under the Maratha rule till 1689 A.D.
    In 1703, Aurangzeb conquered the fort. In 1706, it once again went into the
    hands of the Maratha's. Pantaji Shivdev of Sangola, Visaji Chafar and the
    Pant Pratinidhis played a key role in this battle. The fort remained under the
    Maratha rule till the year 1818, after which the British conquered it.

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