Durgadi Fort

**Durgadi Fort: A History of Battles & Ships** * **1654 (Oct 24):** Shivaji Maharaj captured Kalyan/Bhiwandi (from Adilshah) and built this fort near the creek. Used as a dock for shipbuilding\! * **Origin Story:** Wealth found during excavation led to the name "Durgadi" (due to Goddess Durga's blessings). 340 Portuguese workers built it. * **The Tug-of-War:** * **1682:** Captured by Moghul Sardar Hasan Ali Khan. * **Recaptured** by Sambhaji Maharaj. * **1689:** Taken back by the Moghuls. * Later, fell into the hands of the Peshwas. * **1728:** Portuguese attack repelled by Peshwa commander Shankarji Keshav\!

**Fort Highlights** * **Location:** Built on a small hill near the creek and the Mumbai-Agra road. * **Entrance:** Main entrance destroyed, but bastions remain. See the Ganesh Darwaja and its Ganesh Idol. * **Temple:** Don't miss the Goddess Durga temple\! Revived by Ramji Mahadev Bivalkar (Subhedar of Kalyan) during the Peshwa rule. * **Remnants:** Two more bastions and fort ruins visible by the creek.