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Raigad Fort, Raigad district of Maharashtra is a hill fort. King Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj of Maratha empire built this fort and in 1674 he made this fort the capital of the Maratha empire. Raigad fort located in the Sahyadri mountain range is 820 meters above sea level. This fort can be reached on foot by one side, through a steep climb, while on the other side the fort is surrounded by deep valleys. History of Raigad Fort This magnificent fort was built by Chandra Moore in 1030. At that time the fort was known as the "Fort of Ryari", but in 1656, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured this fort of Chandra More More from the dynasty of ancient Maurya dynasty. Raigad Fort Raigad fort was rebuilt by Shivaji Maharaj and expanded the fort of Riyari, and then renaming it as "Raigad", which means that the "King's Fort" was also considered as the capital of the Maratha Empire. In 1698, Zulfiqar Khan and Aurangzeb occupied Raigad and named ...