Avandha Fort

AvndhaFort
औंढ़ा/ अवंढा किल्ला
Part of Kalsubai Hill Range
Nashik district, Maharashtra
Avandha fort from Patta fort
AvndhaFort
Coordinates	19°44′46.8″N 73°50′13.8″E / 19.746333°N 73.837167°E / 19.746333; 73.837167
Type	Hill fort
Height	4400 Ft.
Site information
Owner	Mughal Empire (1688-1761) Maratha Empire (1761-1818) British Empire (1818-1947) Government of India (1947-)
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Ruins
Site history
Materials	Stone

Aundha Fort, or Avandha Killa (Marathi: औंढ़ा/ अवंढा किल्ला), is a fort situated between Nasik and Ahmadnagar in Maharashtra. This fort is close to Patta fort. The residents of Patta Killa are known as Pattekar, meaning "residents of Fort Patta".

History

The history of this fort is similar to the adjoining Patta fort. On 11 January 1688, this fort was captured by Moghul army headed by Matabarkhan. He appointed Shyamsingh as the chief of the fort. Later this fort was captured by Peshwas in 1761. Finally in 1818 this fort was won by the British.

Places to see

This fort is very difficult to climb due to the broken stone cut steps at many places.Except for rock cut cisterns and steps which lead to the highest point, there are very few structures left on the fort. ^[1]

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