|
|
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| {{Short description|Fort in Malegaon, Maharashtra}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
| | #REDIRECT [[Malegaon Fort]] |
| {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
| | |
| {{Infobox Military Structure
| | {{Redirect category shell| |
| |name = Malegaon Fort
| | {{R from move}} |
| |partof =
| |
| |location = [[Nashik district]], [[Maharashtra]]
| |
| |image = [[File:Malegaon Malegaon fortFort.jpg|300px]]
| |
| |caption = Malegaon fort
| |
| |map_type=India Maharashtra
| |
| | map_size = 300
| |
| |map_caption = Shown within [[Maharashtra]]
| |
| |type = land fort
| |
| |coordinates = {{coord|20|32|43.4|N|74|31|47.6|E}}
| |
| |materials = Stone
| |
| |height = 1437Ft.
| |
| |used =
| |
| |condition = Good
| |
| |ownership = {{flagcountry|India}}Government of India
| |
| |open_to_public = Yes
| |
| |controlledby = {{flagcountry|Maratha Empire}} (<small>1740-1818</small>)<br />{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
| |
| * {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]] (<small>1818-1857</small>)
| |
| * {{flagicon image|British Raj Red Ensign.svg}} [[British Raj]] (<small>1857-1947</small>)
| |
| {{flagcountry|India}} (<small>1947-</small>) | |
| }} | | }} |
|
| |
| '''Malegaon Fort''' is land fort located in the busy [[Malegaon]] town. It is located 104 km from [[Nashik]], in [[Nashik district]], of [[Maharashtra]]. This fort is on the north bank of [[Mausam River|Mausam]] river which is a tributary of [[Girna river]] and was built during the Maratha Empire.
| |
|
| |
| ==History==
| |
| In 1740, this fort was constructed by Naro Shankar Raje Bahadur the general of [[Peshwa]]. He was appointed as an agent in [[Malwa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/15144/9/09_chatper%203.pdf|title=CHAPTER 3 : RISE OF SHINDE AND HOLKAR FAMILIES IN MARATHA POLITICS|website=Shodhganga.inflibnet.acin|access-date=20 December 2018}} </ref> He was gifted 18 villages which included Malewadi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malegaononline.in/city-guide/history-of-malegaon|title=History of Malegaon, Major Historic Events in Malegaon|website=Malegaononline.in|access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref> The crafts men were brought from [[Surat]] and northern India to build the fort. It took about 25 years to build the fort.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nomadtrekkers.in/nashik_forts/nashik_malegaon_fort.html|title=Forts in maharashtra - Nashik Region - Malegaon Fort|website=Nomadtrekkers.in|access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref> After the fort was completed the craftsmen settled in the town. In 1816 Dilawar Khan a Rohill sepoy first constructed an Idgah in the town. After the fall of [[Trymbak fort]] on 24 May 1818, this fort was besieged on 16 May 1818 by the [[East India Company]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nasik/022%20Places/001%20Place.htm#Malegaon |title=Nasik District Gazetteers |access-date=22 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503101340/https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nasik/022%20Places/001%20Place.htm#Malegaon |archive-date=3 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| |
|
| |
| ==How to reach==
| |
| The fort is located in the midst of [[Malegaon]] town. Malegaon town is located on the Mumbai-Agra National highway NH-3. The fort is also called as Raje Bahadur Wada. It is close to the Ramsetu bridge. The fort is open to the public between 10 am -5 pm. At present, there is a Marathi high school in the premises of the fort.
| |
|
| |
| ==Places to see==
| |
| The fort is in good condition. The height of the inner wall is 60 feet. The fort has lofty entrance doors. The thickness of the walls is about six feet. There are two cannons at the entrance door. there is a hexagonal well inside the fort. It takes about an hour to see the fort.
| |
|
| |
| ==Gallery==
| |
| <gallery>
| |
| File:Malegaon fort 1.jpg|Eastern gate of Malegaon fort
| |
| File:Malegaon fort7.jpg|Northern gate
| |
| File:Malegaon fort4.jpg|Malegaon fort
| |
| File:Malegaon fort5.jpg|Malegaon fort
| |
| File:Malegaon fort2.jpg|Malegaon fort
| |
| File:Malegaon fort3.jpg|Bastion
| |
| File:Malegaon fort6.jpg|Cannon on the fort
| |
| </gallery>
| |
|
| |
| {{Coord|20|32|43.4|N|74|31|47.6|E|display=title}}
| |
|
| |
| == See also ==
| |
| * [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]
| |
| * [[List of forts in India]]
| |
| * [[Peshwa]]
| |
| * [[Marathi people|Marathi People]]
| |
| * [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]
| |
| * [[Maratha War of Independence]]
| |
| * [[Battles involving the Maratha Empire]]
| |
| * [[Maratha Army]]
| |
| * [[Maratha titles]]
| |
| * [[Military history of India]]
| |
| * [[List of people involved in the Maratha Empire]]
| |
|
| |
| == References ==
| |
| {{commons category|Malegaon fort}}
| |
| {{Reflist}}
| |
|
| |
| {{Forts in Maharashtra}}
| |
| {{MarathaEmpire}}
| |
|
| |
| [[Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]
| |
| [[Category:Forts in Nashik district]]
| |
| [[Category:16th-century forts in India]]
| |
| [[Category:Tourist attractions in Nashik district]]
| |
