Mahilgad Fort - Historical landmark in Wadgaongad, Raipur - Buldhana, India

It was fabulous! But some peoples are destroying it we need to take take care of the monument and historical heritage like this.

Ita best place for tour n you had great experience for historical as well as natural beauty

Best place to see the Satpuda range. The placed does not have the fort as if now all the wall of fort are vanished Only the small miniature fort is left around there for sightseeing. 3 km of trekking is need to reach at the top of fort . Vehicles go directly to fort by road. Fort is 3 -4 km from Dhanora Umbar dev Guffa is also close from here

Amazing India Mailgad Fort: Pride of the Nawabs By Utkarsha Thakur August 06, 2019 at 12:20 PM As part of our 'Backpacking through History' series - an initiative to encourage young students to travel, research and write about India's lesser known monuments, here is an article by Utkarsha Thakur from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Utkarsha travels to the far edge of Vidarbha to tell us about a fascinating fort, few people have heard of. Left wall of the fort The historic and scenic forts of Maharashtra, hugging the west coast, are well known tourist haunts that see a fair share of trekkers each year. But far away, across center of the state, in the Vidarbha region , is the not so famous fort of Mailgad. Situated in Jamod, in the Jalgaon Taluka of Buldhana district, this fort is unique also because it has a model of the fort carved in stone, within it. Model of the fort This model was probably used as a blueprint for the builders to plan the sprawling fortification. Built by the Nawabs of Achalpur, who hailed from present-day Amravati district of Maharashtra, the fort acted as a strategic stronghold as it helped control the nearby trading town of Jamod as well as the surrounding cotton-rich regions. Fort wall As Mughal rule started to unravel at the start of the 18th century, Asaf Jah I, the Nizam of Hyderabad, seized the southern provinces of the empire, from Narmada river right down to Tanjore, in 1724, forming an independent state of Hyderabad. Asaf Jah I, appointed Ismail Khan, a horse trader from Jaipur, as a local governor. His descendants would be known as Nawabs of Achalpur, before the region was annexed by the British in 1853. Top of the fort But who exactly built Mailgad? According to the Gazetteers of Buldhana district, published in 1910, the fort was built by the Nawabs of Achalpur - probably, the first Nawab, Ismail Khan - around 1757. The Gazetteer mentions that in 1841, a person named Mugut Rav raised a revolt against the Nizam in the Fort of Jamod and hoisted the flag of the Maratha ruler of Nagpur Raghoji Bhosale III, in the premises. He was subsequently defeated and the Nizam's rule was restored. The fort was earlier called the Fort of Jamod but was later renamed 'Mailanigad' after Mailani Devi, a local goddess who is said to reside in the premises. Fort wall Where exactly is Mailgad? Where exactly is Mailgad? Along a ridge in the Satpura range, Mailgad fort is spread across an area of one-mile square. It is surrounded by a deep valley and forests. At the base of the fort you will find broken pieces of pillars with carvings on them, and the site where the pieces lie abandoned appears to be the remains of a temple. Stairway The stairway to the fort has more than 50 steps which are partly broken and some of them are missing. Next to the steps is the main wall of the fort, half broken and damaged. Cellar As we start climbing, the first thing we see is a cellar filled with hay. There are many more cellars, similarly packed with straw, making it difficult to explore. Some of the walls in these cellars have been plastered over, suggesting a recent attempt at restoration. Alternatively, this could have been the handiwork of encroachers, who appear to have made the cellars their home. Some of the cellars have been partitioned as if to create separate living spaces. The fort also boasts a stone tower, which has holes in it to keep a look out for the enemy. Remains of a temple pillar Stone tower The fort also boasts a stone tower, which has holes in it to keep a look out for the enemy. Water quantum There is also a water quantum or tank in the fort, which contains water even today; only, it is also polluted with plastic bottles and other waste. Next to the water quantum is a small idol of a goddess, who is worshipped by the people of Raipur village at the base of the fort. Place from where the idol was stolen Crowning the fort is a clearing that is kept empty. It is said that the original Mailani Devi idol was worshipped here before it was stolen a few years ago.

Mahelagad is a historic fort. It is very beautiful place to come here once. It is worth looking at the remains of Muslim graveyard under Mahelangad, the Old Mosque of Raipur and Dargah Sharif.

Good spot No proper way nor any track to go to the top. Steep climb. Vehicles can go upto the base of the fort.

The fort has it's blueprint at fort. The fort is not in good condition. But you can able to get the view of satpuda hill.

This is know as Mahilgadh.Which is made in a era of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj where we can see a broken construction of fort.There is amazing Natural view from fort