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Ahmednagar Fort

M.I.R.C Ahmednagar, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra 414002, India

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Place Types Museum
Address M.I.R.C Ahmednagar, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra 414002, India
Coordinate 19.0965525,74.753295
Website Unknown
Rating 4.4
Compound Code 3QW3+J8 Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India

Openning hours

Monday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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ketan Ausarmal (08/24/2020)

Once known as the as the second-most impregnable fort (the first one being the Gwalior Fort), Ahmednagar Fort was the main headquarters of Ahmednagar Sultanate. Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I, the first sultan of the Nizam Shahi dynasty, ordered to built this fort so to protect his city against the invaders. Unique features of the fort like 18m high walls supported by 22 bastions; one large gate; three small sally ports; glacis; no covered way and a ditch revetted with stone set it to look apart from other forts of India. History has it that Chand Bibi, a regent of the Shahi dynasty, successfully defended the fort from the Mughals many times. But Mughals were somehow able to conquer it. Adding to its historical significance is the fact that Aurangzeb died here in 1707. After Aurangzeb's death, the fort passed to the Nizams in 1724, Marathas in 1759 and later the Scindias in 1790. In 1803, Ahmednagar fort was taken over by British during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. During the days of Quit India movement, Britons made a prison in the fort. Various diplomats of Indian National Congress like Jawaharlal Nehru, Abul Kalam Azad, Sardar Patel, etc have been detained in this fort. Currently, the fort is the administration of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army.

Anish Kale (09/07/2020)

A medieval fort on the outskirts of the modern A.Nagar city that's still used by the Indian armed forces. It was a major place where Indian independence leaders were jailed. India's controversial first PM Pt. J . Nehru wrote a part of his book 'The Discovery of India' here. It's a must visit place when in A. Nagar.

Living Learning (10/10/2020)

It’s now taken over by the army but it is still open to the public for visit. It is the same place where Nehru and some other freedom fighters were kept as a prisoner by the British. That part is converted into a small museum. That is the only part worth visit, otherwise, there is nothing else to see.

Atul Kasbe (08/25/2020)

Ahmednagar fort prison is one of the prision where many freedom fighters were kept. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru first Prime Minister of indipendent India was also kept in Ahmednagar fort prison. He spend almost three years in Ahmednagar fort prison. The Discovery of India was written by India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in 1942–1946 at Ahmednagar fort in Maharashtra, India by the British during the British Raj before the independence of India.