Akluj Fort

This fort was built by Yadav king Raja Singhan in the 13th century. In that period, this fort was completely destroyed in the war. The history of this fort is not very long and its middle history almost vanished in that period. In history that mentioned (In Moghal period it was also known as Asadnagar) Sambhaji along with 26 others was captured by Mukarrab Khan from Sangameshwar and brought to this fort The fort was ruled by Bahmani Kingdom, Sultanate of Bijapur, Mughal Empire, and Maratha Empire. During mughal period, fort Bahadurgarh and this fort are used to rule by Aurangzeb's subhedar Bahadur Khan of Deccan. Later it is mentioned that Ranmastkhan become the killedar. In 1679, Diler Khan and Sambhaji Maharaj lived for 4 months. Aurangzeb stayed in this fort from 14 December 1688 to 15 February 1689. In that period, Maharashtra Gazetteer that changed to asadpur for celebrating happiness when he came to know that were Chatrapati Sambhaji maharaj was captured by Mukkarrabkhan at Sangmeshwar. History also mentions that Baji Rao II were lived for three month's after British overthrew the peshava. Apart from this, it is also recorded that, the British governor Lord Dalhousie also stayed here for some time. Akluj Fort is a fort located 115km from Solapur, in Solapur district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Solapur district. The fort r

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