Nanded Fort, also known as Nandgiri Fort is a fort located 4 km on the banks of Godavari river from

Nanded Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the tenth largest city in the state and the seventy-ninth most populous city in India. It is the second largest city in Marathwada region. It is the district headquarters of Nanded distric ...

city. Nanded is connected by rail, air, and road to major cities in India. The fort is about from the Nanded Railway Station.

History

There are records that Nanda and Satavahana had ruled Nanded. Nanded was known as Nanditat from the records of copper plate found in Vashim (Vatsagulma). The fort is said to have been built by

Muhammad bin Tughluq Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290 – 20 March 1351) was the eighteenth Sultan of Delhi. He reigned from February 1325 until his death in 1351. The sultan was the eldest son of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, founder of the Tughlaq dynasty. In 1321, the youn ...

who captured Nanded in 1318. In 1358, the fort was under the rule of

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of the

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. In 1398 a local Gond chief from Berar captured Nanded and Mahur. In 1428

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won the Nanded and Mahurgad. Burhan Nizam Shah of

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defeated

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in 1527. In 1602 a fierce battle took place at Nanded between

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and Khan Khanan of

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in which he was defeated. In 1617 the Moghul Emperor

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defeated the

Ahmednagar 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 1494 ...

rulers and gained control of the fort. In 1670

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shivaji Bhonsale I (; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680), also referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adils ...

gained control of Aurangabad and Berar. After the death of Shivaji, the Mughals again gained. The six-monthly revenue during the Mughal period was Rs 20,68,193.

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defeated Alam Ali Khan and Dilavar Khan in the Battle of Balapur. The Nanded remained under the control of

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until the

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was annexed to Union of India in 1948.

Geography

The double fortification had a total of 24 bastions earlier; now only eight bastions are in good condition. The bastions are 18-20 meters in height. The fort has been converted into a garden to attract tourists. There is a water tank constructed in the fort. The fort is accessible in all seasons. It takes about 20 minutes to reach the fort entrance from the main city. There is also another route from Kinwat but it passes through dense jungles. It takes another hour to visit the entire fort.

References

{{MarathaEmpire Forts in Maharashtra Tourist attractions in Nanded district

History

Geography

See also

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