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A day after violence broke out during a ‘Chalo Vishalgad’ campaign by some right-wing organisations that were protesting against the alleged encroachment at Vishalgad Fort in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur, the police on Tuesday arrested 21 suspects and filed cases, including against ex-Rajya Sabha MP Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati
Vishalgad Fort
Vishalgad (also called Vishalgarh, Khelna or Khilna) was a jagir during the Maratha Empire and then later part of the Deccan States Agency of the British Raj
The fort holds profound significance in Maratha history as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj escaped to it after being besieged at Panhala Fort in 1660.
Battle of Pavan Khind, 1660 : Fought at a mountain pass in the vicinity of fort Vishalgad, near the city of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, between the Maratha Sardar Baji Prabhu Deshpande and Siddi Masud of Adilshahi
In 1844, Vishalgad was ruled by the Kolhapur State when a rebellion was led against a Brahmin regent who had been installed by the British when the natural heir to the throne was underage
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