Bhuikot Killa
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Bhuikot Killa means a fort that is built on flat land and not on any mountain. Bhui means Land in Marathi
and Kot means Killa or Fort. Most forts during the Shivaji's era were built atop mountains. However, certain forts were also build on flat land (not necessarily by Shivaji). A good example is Devagiri (Daulatabad) Fort in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra
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Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
and Kot means Killa or Fort. Most forts during the Shivaji's era were built atop mountains. However, certain forts were also build on flat land (not necessarily by Shivaji). A good example is Devagiri (Daulatabad) Fort in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra
Aurangabad District, Maharashtra
Aurangabad District is one of the 35 districts of Maharashtra state in western India. It is bordered by the districts of Nashik to the west, Jalgaon to the north, Jalna to the east, and Ahmednagar to the south. Aurangabad is the headquarters and principal city...
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