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Udgir Fort

Coordinates: 18°24′10″N 77°07′04″E / 18.4028°N 77.1178°E / 18.4028; 77.1178
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Udgir Fort
Part of Udgir, Latur district, Maharashtra
Udgir, Latur district, Maharashtra, India
Udgir Fort is located in Maharashtra
Udgir Fort
Udgir Fort
Coordinates18°24′10″N 77°07′04″E / 18.4028°N 77.1178°E / 18.4028; 77.1178
TypeFort
Height2,100 metres (6,900 ft)
Site information
OwnerGovernment of Maharashtra
Controlled byGovernment of Maharashtra
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionRuins
Site history
Built12th Century
Built byBahmani
Battles/warsBattle of Udgir (1760)
Garrison information
Current
commander
Sadashivrao Bhau

Udgir Fort in the Udgir city in Latur district, Maharashtra of India is a fort built in pre-Bahamani age, dating from the twelfth century CE. It is famous for the historic Battle of Udgir of 1760, in which the Marathas, led by Sadashivrao Bhau, defeated the Nizam, and after which the Treaty of Udgir was signed. The fort is named after the Hindu Saint Udaygiri Rishi.[1]

Scattered throughout the surrounding hills, there are a number of old military observation points and rest houses, built from an unusual white clay. However, all have long since fallen into disrepair. Udgir Fort may also feature a deep tunnel that connects it to the forts of Bhalki and Bidar.[2]

The fort is bounded by a 40-foot-deep (12 m) trench, and contains several palaces, as well as the Samadhi of Udaygir Maharaj, which is 60 feet (18 m) under the normal ground level. It has some rare inscriptions written in Arabic and Persian which testify to the promotion of knowledge and culture by the local Muslim rulers over the centuries.[2]

The fort served as a military base of Marathas so as to maintain pressure on the Nizam. The fort was under the control of Marathas until 1818 and later on, it shifted towards Nizam from the British.

In 2022, during cleaning of the premises of the fort by volunteers, 5 cannons and numerous unused cannonballs were found which were estimated to be dated of 14th or 15th century.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Udgir Fort". Government of Maharashtra.
  2. ^ a b "About Udgir Fort". Maharashtra Tourism.
  3. ^ "-ऐतिहासिक खजिना! उदगीरच्या किल्ल्यात दोन ट्रक तोफगोळयासह पाच तोफाही सापडल्या" (in Marathi). Lokmat. 3 May 2022.
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