- Padmadurg, also known as Kasa fort, is a fort in Maharashtra, India.
History :
- It was built by the great Maratha ruler King Shivaji to the northwest of the fort Janjira.
- It was built mainly to conquer the fort Janjira, although it is not as big as Janjira.
- Due to incomplete construction, and bombardment from Janjira during its construction, only ruins of the Padmadurg fort remain.
- Many parts of the fort are now inaccessible and there are no direct ferryboats to Padmadurg.
- This fort is under a seal by Indian Government as it has been claimed that drugs were smuggled there.
Attraction :
- It was built by king Sambhaji - son of the great Maratha ruler king Shivaji.
- Although it is not as big as Janjira but still a sea fort that can be visited upon permission by Indian Customs\Navy.
- It looks great from Janjira.
When Shivaji the Great decided to take on the Siddis of Janjira, his admiral, Daulat Khan, built this fort on an island next to Janjira. - The rock, on which the fort was built, was called Kasa and the fort was named Padmadurg.
- The fort has six bastions, some of them devastated by gun attack from the famous 'kalal bangdi' gun in Janjira.
- Kasa was soon overpowered by Siddis and used as a jail.
Padmadurga a sea fort was built in front of rajapuri in order to counter the siddi power. - About this fort maharaj had said in a letter that by constructing padmadurg he had set up another rajpuri to overshadow the rajpuri of the siddis.