Purandar Fort also called Purandhar Fort figures repeatedly in the rising of Shivaji against the Adil Shahi Bijapur Sultanate and the Mughals. Purandhar fort stands 4,472 ft. above the sea (1,387 m) in the Western Ghats, 50 km southeast of Pune. Purandar fort is also known for birthplace of Sambhaji Raje Bhosle (second Chhatrapti and son of Chhatrapati Shivajiraje Bhosale)