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{{Short description|17th-century fort in Maharashtra, India}}
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{{Infobox historic site
| name = Jalna Fort
| native_name = मस्तगड
| native_name2 = مستگد
| native_language = Marathi
| native_language2 = Urdu
| image = Jalna Fort From BackSide.jpg
| caption = Jalna Fort From Out Side
| type =
| mapframe = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|19.8433|75.8919|display=inline,title}}
| location = Near Kundalika River [[Jalna, Maharashtra|Jalna]], [[Maharashtra]]
| area = {{convert|2|acre|ha}}
| built = 1725
| built_for = [[Asaf Jah I]]
| architect = Kabil Khan, Others
| architecture = [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam Style]]
| governing_body = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| owner = [[Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I|Nizam King Asaf Jah I]]
| designation1 =
| designation1_offname =
| designation1_date =
| designation1_number =
| locmapin = India Maharashtra
}}

'''Jalna Fort''', also known as '''Mastgad, Mastgarh''', is a historic fort located on the eastern side of the town of [[Jalna, Maharashtra|Jalna]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Jalna Importent Places|language=mr-IN|work=Jalna NIC|url=https://jalna.gov.in/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%87/|access-date=20 April 2023|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>, [[Maharashtra]], India. It was built in 1725 by Kabil Khan, under the orders of [[Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I|Nizam ul Mulk Asaf Jah I]], the founder of the [[Asaf Jahi dynasty]] in [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad Princely State]], an independent successor state to the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Empire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Introduction to Jalna District. |url=http://jalna.nic.in/html/intro.html |access-date=2023-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204005633/http://jalna.nic.in/html/intro.html |archive-date=2005-02-04 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BjBRAAAAYAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=RA1-PA78&dq=Jalna+Fort+census&hl=en |title=Census of India, 1891 |language=en}}</ref> The fort, along with the citadel, occupies a prominent position in the town. for few years Fort used by the [[Jalna Municipal Corporation]] now it is shifted to the new place near Zila Parishad School.<ref>{{Citation |title=जालना का किला fort of jalna |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaqLZPM-5IY |access-date=2023-08-20 |language=en}}</ref>

==The Fort==
Jalna Fort, despite being in a state of partial collapse, still holds cultural and religious significance in the region. The presence of a [[mosque]] and a [[shrine]] of a [[Sufism|Sufi]] saint within the fort further adds to its historical and religious importance. It is also noteworthy that the fort was used as the office of [[Jalna Municipal Corporation]] (Jalna Nagar Parishad) for several years, showcasing its importance in the administration of the region.

==History==
The fort was constructed during the reign of [[Asaf Jah I]], who was the [[Governor]] of the [[Deccan]] under the Mughals from 1713 to 1721. In 1724, Asaf Jah I resumed rule from the Mughal provincial capital of [[Aurangabad]], under the title of Asaf Jah granted by Mughal Emperor [[Aurangzeb]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qceCAAAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA70&dq=Jalna+%22Fort%22+history+%22Asaf+Jah%22+1&hl=en |title=Historical and Descriptive Sketch of His Highness the Nizam's Dominions |publisher=Printed at the Times of India Steam Press |language=en}}</ref> The state was ruled from 1724 to 1857 by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizams]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marathi |first=TV9 |title=Special Story {{!}} कधीकाळी मुघलांचे राज्य, आता उपग्रहांशी संपर्क ठेवण्यासाठी सोयीचे ठिकाण, जालना जिल्ह्याची संपूर्ण माहिती |url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/specials/know-all-information-of-jalna-district-in-marathi-know-about-all-temple-and-tourist-places-in-detail-520616.html |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=TV9 Marathi |language=mr}}</ref> who were initially viceroys of the Mughal Empire in the Deccan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brialmont |first=Alexis Henri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CjfSAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA106&dq=%22Jalna+%22Fort+history&hl=en |title=History of the Life of Arthur, Duke of Wellington |publisher=Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=quartermaster-gen |first=Madras presidency, army |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9PYDAAAAQAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA249&dq=Jalna+%22Fort%22&hl=en |title=Routes in the Madras Presidency |publisher=E. Keys, at the Government Press |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Hyderabad princely state 1909.svg|260px|thumb|Princely State of Hyderabad from 1724 to 1857|left]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Jalna Fort Wall.jpg| Entrance Right Side Wall
File:Jalna Fort outside LeftPart.jpg| Out Side
File:Jalna Fort Cannon mastgad.jpg|Two Mid-Size Cannon
</gallery>

[[Category:1725 establishments in Asia]]
[[Category:17th-century establishments in India]]
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== References ==
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{{Forts in India}}
{{Forts in Maharashtra}}

Jalna Fort - Revision history

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