Mulher is a village in the
Nashik district
Nashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of wine. Nashik is also known as Mini Maharashtra, ...
of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
, India.
Location
The village of Mulher (Mayurnagari) is located on the Southern bank of the
Mausam River
The Mausam River (Mosam River, Mokshaganga River) is a river in Nashik District in Maharashtra, India., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency It is a left tributary of the Girna River.
Course
The Mausam River arises in the Wester ...
. It is 3.5 km east by road of the village Vide Digar and the
Haranbari Dam (downstream). It is 9 km by road west (upstream) of Taharabad.
It is located on
State Highway 14.
It is connected by road, and buses and rickshaw are available from Taharabad. There are no hotels at Mulher village; the closest lodgings are Uddhav Maharaj Samadhi Mandir or Mulher Machi. From Mulher machi the trio of forts Mora, Hargad and Mulher can easily be climbed in a day.
Mulher Fort is located in Mulher village. From the township to the base of the Fort is approximately 5 kilometres.
History
The Rathore dynasty of Bagul ancestry reigned Baglan between 1310 and 1638. Mulher fort was their capital. The Mughals then gained control of Baglan. For the Surat ransack of January 1664 & October 1670, Shivaji Maharaj had followed the route passing through Baglan to reach Surat. On the first occasion, the entire region from Pune to Surat was under the command of the Mughals while on the second occasion, Baglan was mainly under their control. The Mughals chased Shivaji Raje on his return journey but they were defeated in the Kanchana Pass. Soon after this, Shivaji Maharaj began a campaign in this region. In January 1671 the first assault brought the Salher fort under the Maratha rule. They then attacked Mulher fort but the Mughal Killedar repulsed the attack. However, the Marathas captured the Chaulher fort. In October 1671, the Mughals laid siege to Salher fort. But Shivaji despatched Moropant and Prataprao to break down the siege. They not only lifted the siege of Salher, but also attacked Mulher and captured it in February 1672. This feat resulted in the assimilation of the entire Baglan region into Swarajya.
After the last Anglo-Maratha war of 1818, there are some mentions that there are four big cannons on this fort. His names were Fattelashkar, Ramprasad, Shivprasad and Markandey. It is learned that the last cannon was melted down by the British. Two of the three cannons, Ram Prasad and Shiv Prasad, were found in a search operation in the forest in 2021-2022. On March 6, 2022, with the permission of Nashik Department of Archeology, the cannon reached Someshwar Mahadev Mandir on Mulher fort in 12 hours through fort restorers of Sahyadri Pratishthan.
Gallery
File:Mulher view.jpg, Mulher
File:Mulher view1.jpg, Mulher
File:Mulher_fort1.jpg, Rock cut cisterns on the fort with potable water
File:Mulher_fort2.jpg, Ganesh mandir on Mulher Machi
See also
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List of forts in Maharashtra
This is list of forts in Maharashtra a state of India
# Achala Fort (Nashik)
# Agashi Fort
# Ahmednagar Fort
# Ahivant Fort
# Ajinkyatara
# Akola Fort
# Akluj Fort
# Alang Fort
# Ambolgad
# Anjaneri
# Anjanvel Fort
# Ankai Fort
# Antur For ...
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List of forts in India
This is a partial list of forts in India.
Andhra Pradesh
Coastal Region
# Anvika Fort
# Addanki Fort - Prakasam district
# Bellamkonda Fort - Guntur district
# Bobbili Fort – Vizianagaram district
# Dharanikota Fort – Guntur district
# ...
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List of Maratha dynasties and states
This is a list of Maratha dynasties and Maratha princely states.
Historical Maratha dynasties with original clans spread globally
† - States annexed by the British East India Company
Maratha Princely States
The Marathas ruled much of ...
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Battles involving the Maratha Empire
The Maratha Conquests were a series of conquests in the Indian subcontinent which led to the building of the Maratha Empire. These conquests were started by Shivaji in 1659, from the victory at the Battle of Pratapgad against Bijapur. The exp ...
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List of people involved in the Maratha Empire
This is a listing of people who were involved in the formation and growth of Maratha Empire.
The Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy was an Indian power that existed from 1647 to 1818. At its peak, the empire covered a territory of over 2. ...
References
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Villages in Nashik district
Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire
Forts in Nashik district
16th-century forts in India
Tourist attractions in Nashik district
Hiking trails in India
Tourist attractions in Maharashtra