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Photo: Photo by Ashwin Baindur via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)Sambhaji, Shivaji's son, was born here, and here in 1665 Shivaji signed a treaty ceding forts to the Mughals.
One of the network of hill forts associated with Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Purandar Fort was the site of a pivotal 1665 treaty between Shivaji and Mughal general Jai Singh I, under which Shivaji ceded several forts to the Mughals. The fort's twin peaks, Purandar and the adjoining Vajragad, offered a formidable defensive position in the Sahyadri hills. It remains partly under Indian Army control, with public access to select areas. The fort is a popular trekking destination near Pune.
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Built in 1892 as an act of charity during a famine, it later became a prison. Gandhi was held here during Quit India, and Kasturba Gandhi and Mahadev Desai died in custody. Their memorials stand in the garden.
Believed to be where the young Shivaji spent his childhood. What stands today is a 1980s reconstruction after fire destroyed the original.
Where Shivaji first raised the flag of Swarajya, self-rule, and where he ruled from for over 25 years before moving to Raigad.