Rajmachi
Village in Maharashtra
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Rajmachi Fort (Killa) is a historical fort in the hills of the Sahyadri mountains (Western Ghats).[1] It consists of two twin fortresses Shriwardhan and Manaranjan, with a wide machi (plateau) surrounding the two Balekillas. Udhewadi is a small village of about 60 households (as per 2011 census report) situated on the machi, at the southern foot of Manaranjan Balekilla of Rajmachi Fort.[2]
History
The fort played a strategic role in the First Anglo-Maratha War.[3]
Rajmachi Fort has been declared as a protected monument.[4]
See also
- Shrivardhan Fort
- Kataldhar Lonavla Waterfall
