Rajmachi Fort (Killa) is a historical fort in the hills of the Sahyadri mountains ( Western Ghats). It consists of two twin fortresses Shriwardhan and Manaranjan, with a wide machi (plateau) surrounding the two Balekillas.

Udhewadi Udhewadi is a village and gram panchayat in Mawal taluka of Pune district in the state of Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bo ...

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.

History

The fort played a strategic role in the

First Anglo-Maratha War The First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782) was the first conflict fought between the British East India Company and Maratha Empire in India. The war began with the Treaty of Surat and ended with the Treaty of Salbai. As per the treaty, th ...

. Rajmachi Fort has been declared as a protected monument.{{cite web, url=https://www.asimumbaicircle.com/images/list-of-protected-monuments-n-forts.pdf, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606093840/http://www.asimumbaicircle.com/images/list-of-protected-monuments-n-forts.pdf, url-status=usurped, archive-date=6 June 2013, title=List of the protected monuments of Mumbai Circle district-wise

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Lonavala-Khandala Villages in Pune district Buildings and structures in Lonavala-Khandala Forts in Pune district Monuments of National Importance in Maharashtra

History

See also

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