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Tarapur Fort

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Tarapur Fort is a fortress situated in Tarapur in Palghar District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Tarapur Fort
Tarapur, Palghar District, Maharashtra, India
Tarapur Fort is located in Maharashtra
Tarapur Fort
Tarapur Fort
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Tarapur Fort is located in India
Tarapur Fort
Tarapur Fort
Tarapur Fort (India)
Coordinates19°51′49″N 72°40′56″E / 19.8637°N 72.6821°E / 19.8637; 72.6821Coordinates: 19°51′49″N 72°40′56″E / 19.8637°N 72.6821°E / 19.8637; 72.6821
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History[edit]

Early History[edit]

Tarapur Fort is first mentioned is roughly around the year 1280, where the ruler of Mahikavati, or modern day Mahim, Bhima of Mahikavati, captured the fort from the Naiks.[1]

Portugese Occupation[edit]

In the year 1553, the Portuguese captured Tarapur Fort and the surrounding area. Tarapur, being a trading town, generated much wealth to the Portuguese, and served as a lucrative outpost for trade in the Western Coast of Maharashtra.[1] The Portuguese were able to repel attacks from the Abyssinians in 1559 and the Mughal Empire in 1612.[1] The Portuguese built a stockade made of palm trees to house the Governor of the fort, with bamboo matting and scaffolding. They also constructed an artillery fortification, and established a Mission of Dominican Friars to convert the local residents. The Portuguese overhauled the fort one last time in 1733.[2]

Maratha Control[edit]

In the 1730s, Chimaji Appa, a commander of the Maratha Army and brother of Baji Rao I, began a campaign to conquer the Western Coast of Maharashtra under the Maratha Empire, such as attacking and controlling Belapur Fort in the year 1733.[1][2] On, January 24, 1739, Chimaji Appa lead an assault on the fortress. 4 mines were placed in the fortress for the Marathas to breach inside. The explosion of the mines damaged a bastion and a curtain wall.[3] The Portuguese attempted a heavy resistance, however, the battle was won by Chimaji after the Portuguese were diverted away from the attacking Maratha force.[1] The Marathas repaired the walls of the fortress following the battle.[2]

British Occupation[edit]

After the successful assault on the fortress and the following Maratha control for 64 years, the British attacked Tarapur in 1803, gaining control of the fortress.[1]

Modern Day[edit]

Approximately after the fort's capture by the Marathas, The Peshwa granted the fortress to the custodianship of Vikaji Mehrj, whose descendants, the Chorge family, continue to hold.[3]

Description[edit]

Not much is known about the Tarapur Fort's composition before the Portuguese occupation of the site. A description of the fort in the year 1728 by the Portuguese yielded that it was heptagonal in shape, and had 4 redoubts. The fort's walls were of low height and had no parapets.[2] After the Maratha siege, the south and southeast sides of the fort were changed or repaired by the Marathas, due to the presence of differently arranged stonework.[2] 2 graineries, a gaurd room, and several wells are also located within Tarapur Fort.[3]


References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Sadasyula, Ratnakar (2020-01-24). "Capture of Tarapur Fort-Chimaji Appa". History Under Your Feet. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Losa Mendiratta, Sidh. "Tarapur (Tarapor/Trapor), Maharashtra, India".
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Tarapur Fort | District Palghar, Government of Maharashtra | India". Retrieved 2023-05-20.


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