Ahivant Fort

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Ahivant Fort
Part of Ajintha Satmal Hill Range
Nashik district, Maharashtra
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Ahivant Fort
Coordinates 20°24′55.6″N73°51′36″E / 20.415444°N 73.86000°E / 20.415444; 73.86000
TypeHill fort
Height4024Ft.
Site information
OwnerFlag of India.svg  India Government of India
Controlled by  Ahmadnagar (1521-1594)
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg  Maratha (1670-1676)
Alam of the Mughal Empire.svgMughal Empire(1676-1754)
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg  Maratha (1754-1818)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Flag of India.svg  India (1947-)
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionRuins
Site history
MaterialsStone

Ahivant Fort is a fort located 55km from Nashik, in Nashik district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Nashik district. The three forts Achala, Ahivant, and Mohandar are very close by. The other two forts were constructed to guard the Ahivant fort. [1]

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History

In 1636 this fort was under the control of Adilshah. The Moghul Emperor Shahjahan sent one of his generals, Shaista Khan, and instructed him to win all the forts in Nashik region. Alivardi Khan was a cavalier of Shaista Khan who won the fort. In 1670, the Maratha King Shivaji won the fort from the Moghuls. The Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb, sent his chieftain Mahabat Khan to win the fort. Mahabat Khan and Diler Khan opened a battle front from either side of the fort. The attack was so fierce that the fort was surrendered to Moghuls. In 1818, the fort was captured by British Colonel Prother. [1]

How to reach

The nearest town is Vani which is 44 km from Nashik. The base village of the fort is Daregaonwani which is 13km from Vani. There are good hotels at Vani. The trekking path starts from the hillock north of the Daregoanwani. The route is very safe and wide. There are no trees on the trekking route. It takes about two hours to reach the entrance gate of the fort. The night stay on the fort cannot be made due to lack of potable water on the fort. The villagers from the local village make night stay and food arrangements at a reasonable cost. The other route is from Village ahiwantwadi. This route is the shortest and safe. The motorable road from Daregaon towards Bilawadi helps to reach the col easily and from there a small climb for 1hr can reach the top of the fort.

Places to see

The Ahivant fort is occupied on a large flat plateau. All the structures are in ruined state. The ruins of store houses and arches can be seen on the fort. There are some bastions and water cisterns on the fort to be seen. There is a large pond in the middle of the fort. It takes about one hour to encircle the fort. [1]


20°24′55.6″N73°51′36″E / 20.415444°N 73.86000°E / 20.415444; 73.86000

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References

  1. 1 2 3 trekshitiz. "Ahivant fort". www.trekshitiz.com. trekshitiz. Retrieved 30 April 2020.