Ahmednagar Fort

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Ahmednagar Fort is located in the heart of the city of Ahmednagar. Edit

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Ahmednagar Fort is one of the best designed forts in the entire state of Maharashtra. At the same time, it is also counted amongst the impregnable forts of India. The fort is situated in the Ahmednagar district and dates back to the year 1559, when it was built under the patronage of Husain Nizam Shah. Ahmednagar Fort stands surrounded by cantonment on all the sides and lies in the eastern part of the Ahmednagar city. Today, the fort forms one of the popular attractions of the region. It is oval in shape and has a circumference of around 1.70 km. Forming a part of the defense system of the fort are its 24 citadels and a moat that is 30 meters wide and 4 to 6 meters deep. The huge and strong cut stone wall of Ahmednagar Fort reaches to a height of 25 meters, from the bottom of the ditch. There are two entrances to the fort, which can be reached only after one goes over the moat, through the suspension drawn bridges. Its major attractions comprises of a number of structures, some of which are in a very good condition.

Ahmednagar Fort

HistoryEdit

The Ahamadnagar fort was built by Husain Nizam Shah in 1559 AD. The fort was besieged by the vast Mughal army in 1596 AD, but the garrison led by Chandbibi valiantly defied the attack for four months and the Mughals had to beat a retreat. In the next attack in 1600 AD, the fort was captured by Akbar. It remained with the Mughals till 1759 Ad, when it was sold to Sadashiv Bhau, the cousin of the third Peshwa. In 1797 AD, the fort was assigned to Daulatrao Shinde, from whom it was captured by General Welleslay in August, 1803. Finally under the Treaty of Pune (June, 1817 AD) the fort was handed over to the British by Bajirav Peshwa II. The Ahamadnagar fort was often used as royal prison, both by the Marathas and the British, Nana Phadnis, who was instrumental in imprisoning many Martha noblemen in this fort was himself locked up in the fort by Daulatrao Shinde. During the Quit India Movement of 1942, the entire Congress Working Committee was detained here. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru wrote his famous work Discovery of India while in confinement at the Ahamadnagar fort.

Must SeeEdit

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Visiting TimeEdit

9.30 AM – 6.00 PM

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Best Season to VisitEdit

September To March.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 – 2 hours.

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Sukh Sagar Restaurant ; Ahamadnagar, Maharashtra. ; Ph/M – N.A. ; Food Serve – N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Ahmednagar is located in the western central part of Maharashtra, roughly around east of Pune. It’s 120km away from Pune & Aurangabad, 280km away from Mumbai and 175km away from Nasik. Private taxies are also available here.

BUS : Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) and several other bus operators provide intercity bus services from the city of Ahmednagar to various other locations. Aurangabad (114 Km), Pune (123Km), Nashik (156 Km), Beed (127 Km) and Solapur (226 Km) are connected by the 4 lane road leading from Ahmednagar. This mode is regarded as the answer of how to reach Ahmednagar. Buses from Ahmednagar to Aurangabad, Nashik, Solan and other nearby cities are easily available.

Train : Ahmednagar comes under the Solapur Junction of Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Pune, Manmad, Shirdi, Daund, Goa, Nasik are some of the major cities of India that are connected by train services from Ahmednagar.

Air : Aurangabad is the nearest airport which is situated at a distance of about 110 km. This airport connects the city of Ahmednagar to several other cities of the country. Private taxis and buses are available from Aurangabad to Ahmednagar. Flights to Aurangabad can be taken in order to reach Ahmednagar.

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