Aundha Fort, or Avandha Killa ( mr, औंढ़ा/ अवंढा किल्ला), is a fort situated in Aundhewadi village between

Nasik Nashik (, Marathi: aːʃik, also called as Nasik ) is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of river Godavari, Nashik is the third largest city in Maharashtra, after Mumbai and Pune. Nashik ...

and

Ahmadnagar Ahmednagar (), is a city located in the Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India, about 120 km northeast of Pune and 114 km from Aurangabad. Ahmednagar takes its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I, who founded the town in 1 ...

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. This fort is close to

Patta Fort Patta Fort, or Patta Killa, also known as Vishramgad ( mr, पट्टा किल्ला ), is a fort situated between Nasik and Ahmadnagar in Maharashtra, India. The Indian ruler Shivaji maharaj once visited and rested there. The resi ...

. The residents of Patta Killa are known as ''Pattekar'', meaning "residents of Fort Patta".

History

The history of this fort is similar to the adjoining Patta fort. On 11 January 1688, this fort was captured by Moghul army headed by Matabarkhan. He appointed Shyamsingh as the chief of the fort. Later this fort was captured by Peshwas in 1761. Finally in 1818 this fort was won by the British.

Places to see

This fort is very difficult to climb due to the broken stone cut steps at many places. Except for rock cut cisterns and steps which lead to the highest point, there are very few structures left on the fort.

Gallery

References

{{MarathaEmpire Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire Forts in Nashik district 16th-century forts in India