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Gawilghur
21.3822° N, 77.3339° E
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Gawilghur (also, Gawilgarh or Gawilgad, Pronunciation: [ɡaːʋilɡəɖ]) was a well-fortified mountain stronghold of the Maratha Empire north of the Deccan Plateau, in the vicinity of Satpura Ranges, Amravati District, Maharashtra. It was successfully assaulted by a force commanded by Arthur Wellesley on 15 December 1803 during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
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Capture during the Second Anglo-Maratha War
15 December 1803
Reconstruction by Ahmed Shah Wali
1425
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