What is Raigad Fort?
{{Infobox military installation | name = Raigad Fort | partof = | location = [[Raigad District]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />(near [[Mahad]]) | image = Raigad fort towers.jpg | caption = Raigad Fort towers | pushpin_map =India Maharashtra#India | pushpin_mapsize =300 | pushpin_map_caption =Shown within [[Maharashtra]] | coordinates = {{coord|18.2335|73.4406|type:landmark_region:IN-MH|format=dms|display=inline}} | type = Hill fort | code = | height = {{convert|1356|m|ft|-2}} ASL | ownership = [[Government of India]], [[Government of Maharashtra]] | controlledby = {{flagcountry|Maratha Empire}} {{small|(1656-1689)}} {{flagicon image|Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg}}[[Mughal Empire]] {{small|(1689-1707)}} {{flagcountry|Maratha Empire}} {{small|(1707-1818)}} {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]] (<small>1818-1857</small>) {{flagicon image|British Raj Red Ensign.svg}} [[British Raj]] (<small>1857-1947</small>) {{flagcountry|India}} {{small|(1947-)}} | open_to_public = Yes | condition = | built = | builder = Hiroji Indulkar | used = | materials = Stone, Lead | demolished = | battles = | current_commander =Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj | occupants = | events = }} '''Raigad Fort''' is a hill fort in the Mahad, Raigad district of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. The Raigad Fort was seized by [[:en:Shivaji|Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]] and made it his capital in 1674 when he was crowned as the King of a Maratha Kingdom which later developed into the [[Maratha Empire]], eventually covering much of western and central India. [[Category:Former national capitals]] [[Category:Forts in India]] [[Category:17th-century establishments in India]] [[Category:Maharashtra]] [[Category:17th-century buildings and structures]]