Suvarnadurg was an island in the Indian Ocean, located relatively close to the coast of Bombay. From 1700 to 1729, it was a stronghold of the Maratha Empire, governed by Admiral Kanhoji Angria. After Angria's death, the island was taken over by his son, Sumbhajee Angria, who turned it into one of the major centers of piracy in the Indian Ocean.
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| - Suvarnadurg was an island in the Indian Ocean, located relatively close to the coast of Bombay. From 1700 to 1729, it was a stronghold of the Maratha Empire, governed by Admiral Kanhoji Angria. After Angria's death, the island was taken over by his son, Sumbhajee Angria, who turned it into one of the major centers of piracy in the Indian Ocean.
- Suvarnadurg (translation: Golden Fort, also spelt Severndroog in English, a spelling sometimes also used for Savandurga near Bangalore) is a fort that is located on a small island in the Arabian Sea, near Harnai in Konkan, along the West Coast of India, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The fort also includes another land fort (small) called the Kanakadurga at the base of headland of Harnai port on the coast. Building of the fort is credited to Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire, in 1660. Subsequently, Shivaji, other Peshwas and the Angres further fortified the forts for defence purposes.
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| - Location of Suvarnadurg in Maharashtra, India
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| - Battles for the fort in 1755 and 1818
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- Suvarnadurg Fort
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| - Aerial view of Suvarnadurg fort
- Entrance to Suvarnadurg fort
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| - Suvarnadurg was an island in the Indian Ocean, located relatively close to the coast of Bombay. From 1700 to 1729, it was a stronghold of the Maratha Empire, governed by Admiral Kanhoji Angria. After Angria's death, the island was taken over by his son, Sumbhajee Angria, who turned it into one of the major centers of piracy in the Indian Ocean.
- Suvarnadurg (translation: Golden Fort, also spelt Severndroog in English, a spelling sometimes also used for Savandurga near Bangalore) is a fort that is located on a small island in the Arabian Sea, near Harnai in Konkan, along the West Coast of India, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The fort also includes another land fort (small) called the Kanakadurga at the base of headland of Harnai port on the coast. Building of the fort is credited to Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire, in 1660. Subsequently, Shivaji, other Peshwas and the Angres further fortified the forts for defence purposes. The literal meaning of Suvanadurga is "Golden Fort" as it was considered as the pride or the "feather in the golden cap of Marathas". Built for the Maratha Navy for defence purposes, the fort also had a ship building facility. The basic objective of establishing the fort was to counter enemy attacks, mainly by the colonialists of Europe and also by the local chieftains. In the past, the land fort and the sea fort were connected by a tunnel, but this is now defunct. The present approach to the sea fort is only by boats from the Harnai port on the headland. It is a protected monument.
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