Incredible Sea Forts

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Incredible Sea Forts

Post by xl_target » Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:47 pm

I came across this article recently that showed photos and discussed some forts at sea. Interesting reading.
http://www.theworldgeography.com/2012/0 ... forts.html


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Murud-Janjira off the west coast of India

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Re: Increadible Sea Forts

Post by .338 lapua » Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:16 pm

Hi,
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Xl sir this fort is in Sindhudurg ,Maharastra,the fort was known as suvarnadurg killa.This fort was among janjira where taxes were collected from merchant vessels coming to India.



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Re: Increadible Sea Forts

Post by Skyman » Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:33 pm

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Re: Incredible Sea Forts

Post by xl_target » Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:47 pm

Xl sir this fort is in Sindhudurg ,Maharastra,the fort was known as suvarnadurg killa.This fort was among janjira where taxes were collected from merchant vessels coming to India.
Very interesting, .338 Lapua.
Were there others apart from these two forts?
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Re: Incredible Sea Forts

Post by .338 lapua » Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:12 pm

Sir,there were some forts built by Shivaji Maharaj and some captured by Portuguese ,I posting some pics of other forts.

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Vijaydurg fort,12th century,Bhoja empire,

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Padmadurga fort

Shivaji Maharaj 17th century,

other forts near sea ,sewri fort ,Vasai fort ,and there are other small ones spread across the Konkan coast.I have posted the pics from the net. I will pot some of the photos I took later as I dont have them store on this PC.There are some really great forts Maharastra but our system is such that they are in a very bad state. :(

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Re: Incredible Sea Forts

Post by Vikram » Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:43 pm

Very interesting, XL and .338lapua. Thanks for sharing.



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