Malegaon Fort - Fortress in Malegaon - Nashik, India

Malegaon Fort is a land fort located in the town of Malegaon. It is located 104 km from Nashik, in Nashik district, of Maharashtra. The fort is on the north bank of the Mausam river, which is a tributary of the Girna river. It was built during the Maratha Empire. -- History -- Malegaon Fort was constructed in 1740 by Naro Shankar Raje Bahadur, general of the Peshwa. He was appointed as an agent in Malwa. He was gifted 18 villages which included Malewadi. Craftsmen were brought in from Surat and northern India to build the fort, the construction of which took 25 years. After the fort was completed, the craftsmen settled in the town. In 1816, a Rohilla sepoy named Dilawar Khan constructed the first Eidgah in the town. After the fall of Trymbakgad fort on 24 May 1818, Malegaon Fort was besieged on 16 May 1818 by the East India Company. -- How to reach -- The fort is located within the town of Malegaon. Malegaon is located on the Mumbai-Agra National highway NH-3. The fort is also known as the Raje Bahadur Wada. It is close to the Ramsetu bridge. The fort is open to the public between 10 am and 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 and a hexagonal well inside the fort. It takes about an hour to see the fort. -- Present Condition -- The fort is in good condition. The height of the inner wall is 60 feet. The fort has lofty entrance gates. The thickness of the walls is about six feet. There are two cannons at the entrance door and there is a hexagonal well inside the fort. It takes about an hour to see the fort. In 1740 the Sardar of Peshwas Naroshankar built and named it as a Bhuikot Killa (fort that is built on flat land and not on any mountain), Bhui means Land in Marathi. The fort is now known as Malegaon Fort. There is no name anywhere or any evidence that can prove that this fort was built by Naroshankar, says reports of archaeology. The fort is close to the city and as Malegaon is connected by the Mumbai-Agra highway, it is very easy to access the fort. The fort is very close to Mausam river. The fort is in square shape in 100.33 square metre area. There are two security walls built around the fort with burnt bricks. The walls are 20 m in height and 3.35 m width. Having a trench on all its sides is very important for the security of any land fort and Malegaon fort has it on its four sides. By building a wall partition in the river, the water is diverted into this trench. There was a collapsible bridge built on this trench. Only one side's trench is left presently, rest all have been wiped our due to increased colonization. The fort had three layers of fortified walls. The outside layer has lost in the housing colonies. Only one bastion to the river side is standing as of now. The fortified wall to the west has been cut to provide access for the Kankni Vidyalala School inside the fort premises. This is the main entrance of the fort. After entering, we can see the new school building and 3 canons in its front. Facing the school, one can see a space in the two fort walls from where the fort tour can be started. The inside fort wall is 20 feet high and has 9 bastions in it.

This fort is built in 18th century by Noroshankar . This is still well constructed and good condition. This fort have 3 layer compound called is Tathandhi. But some local people acquired some part of fort and they destroyed this that's why that not looking well. You can visit their only in week days in school time because other time not allowe to visit their.

looks like fairly recently built fort. 17th/18th century. best use of space. today here is a govt school inside fort to stop heritage encroachment.

Overall the fort is in good condition but not well-maintained.. At the entrance door there are five cannons (not the original entrance of fort). The original entrance is north-east gate of fort which is now closed by the authorities. There is a hexagonal well inside the fort, in the premises there is Marathi high school and Jr. college. The main attraction of fort is its architecture and entire fort is constructed in Blackstone located on the banks of River Mousam. Apx height of the inner wall is 60 feet with thickness is about 6 feet. It takes a couple of hour to explore the entire fort.

Historical place nice view and most of the thing is sun rise n sun set... Some from my side

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 which is a tributary of Girna river and was built during the Maratha Empire.

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 which is a tributary of Girna river. In 1740, this fort was constructed by Naro Shankar Raje Bahadur the general of Peshwa. He was appointed as an agent in Malwa.He was gifted 18 villages which included Malewadi. The crafts men were brought from Surat and northern India to build the fort. It took about 25 years to build the fort. 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.

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 which is a tributary of Girna river and was built during the Maratha Empire. 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. Malegaon is known as the textile hub of Maharashtra. Malegaon is the second largest city of Nashik district after Nashik city and one of the largest city in North Maharashtra.