History of forts of Maharashtra is history of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and history of his battle for God, religion, justice & freedom of Maharashtra. Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was true king of all forts. On his whole life he was ruled on more than 375 forts. Many of them were built-up by him. He build and maintain all types of forts e.g. Ocean Forts, Castles, Mountain Forts and too many mores.
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is well- known as all time great worrier. He was fight at time with many enemies and not only fight but also defeat all of them and spread his empire in all directions.
Forts of Maharashtra were backbone of his victorious campaign. Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was excellent general co-coordinator, administrator, leader but one more most important thing he had that he was master in choosing and using places for battlefield. Forts build by him like Pratapgad, Sindhudurg are victims of his architectural skills. Every fort of Maharashtra has too many memories of his successful and famous battles. Age of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was golden age of history of forts in Maharashtra.
He founded the Hindu kingdom in the Deccan against all odds, fighting against the mighty Mughals. He inspired and united the common man to fight against the tyranny of Mughal ruler Aurangzeb, by inculcating a sense of pride and nationality in them. At the age of 16, he took a pledge to establish a sovereign Hindu state. His life appears like a fairy tale to children. He clearly outstands all the rulers and generals of India by the exemplary life he lived and is thus respected by the entire cross section of Indians. Shivaji is to India what Napolean was to Europe.
Sahaydri Sangh Team….Sachin, Rajesh, Umesh, Nilesh, Mahesh, Vaibhav, Santosh & Bhushan has decided to visit as much as sahaydri sangh to Shivaji Maharaj forts…. We Salute Chhattrapati Shivaji Maharaj..Their is nothing much AIM of Sahaydri Sangh.. Just to Visit Different Forts & Spread Shivshahi as much as possible..
Shivaji Maharaj Ya navatach janu vilakshan takad bharli aahe. Nav ghetach Chati abhimanane bharun yete aani Nazar Aakshashi bhidayla tayar hote. Aslya mahan yugpurashini aaplya sarvana dilile amaap varas amhi Sahyadri Group japato aahot.
All members are equally responsible for past visited oftrekking and mountaineering experience…along with the treeking our Sahyadri Group wish to share its natural beauty and culture with trekkers and other guestssss..
We Sahyadri Group really appreciate our all intimacy towards Maratha history. But at the same time as you would also agree that trekking is not only about history and forts. It has many more aspects ranging from adventure to nature conservation… Sahyadri group main aim to try n visit Shivaji forts as much as possible.. as the journey started from 16th December 2007.. Our group visited, karnala, shivneri, raidag, pratapgad forts.. n many more in list toooooo..like Ajinkyatara, Ajoba, Hadsar, Singhgad, Lingana, Lohgad,Moragad, Madangad, Kalsubai, Sindhudurg, Sajjangad
But we assure that after one year we’ll visited most of forts…….. This blogspot I slikeadventure notefor the young generation . Following up the research what trekshitz have done .Its good for young guys like us to explore the Maratha Rules……
He founded the Hindu kingdom in the Deccan against all odds , fighting against the mighty Mughals.He inspired and united the common man to fight against the tyranny of Mughal ruler Aurangjeb, by inculcating a sense of pride and nationality in them. At the age of 16, he took a pledge to establish a sovereign Hindu state.He clearly outstands all the rulers and generals of India by the exemplary life he lived and is thus respected by the entire cross section of Indians. Shivaji's military skills could be compared to those of Napolean. He raised a strong army and navy, constructed and repaired forts, used gureilla warfare tactics,developed a strong intelligence network,gave equal treatment to the people from all religions and castes based on merit, and functioned like a seasoned Statesman and General. He appointed ministers with specific functions such as Internal security,Foreign affairs,Finance,Law and Justice,Religious matters,Defence etc. He introduced systems in revenue collection and warned the officials against harassment of subjects.He thought ahead of times and was a true visionary.In his private life, his moral virtues were exceptionally high.His thoughts and deeds were inspired by the teachings of his mother Jijabai,teacher Dadaji Konddev,great saints like Dnyaneshwar & Tukaram and the valiancy and ideals of the Lords Rama and Krishna. The tiny kingdom established by Chhatrapati Shivaji known as "Hindavi Swaraja" (Sovereign Hindu state) grew and spread beyond Attock in Northwest India (now in Pakistan)and beyond Cuttack in East India in course of time, to become the strongest power in India. After the death of Chhatrapati Shivaji & his son Sambhaji, their prime ministers or ‘the Peshwas' became the defacto rulers. The Peshwas and the Maratha Sardars (Chieftans) like Shindes of Gwalior, Gaekwads of Baroda & Holkars of Indore contributed to the growth of the Maratha Confederacy.The history of India is incomplete without the history of Marathas and Shivaji is the nucleus of Maratha history. Shivaji has been a source of inspiration and pride to the past generations and will continue to inspire generations in future. We salute this legend and humbly dedicate this Blogs website to him………
