Murud Janjira Fort | |
Location | Raigad district, Maharashtra, India |
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Coordinates | 18°17′59″N 72°57′52″E / 18.299589°N 72.964425°E |
Type | Fortress |
Site notes | |
Condition | ipl |
Management | S Parmar |
Murud-Janjira (Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India.[1] Maharaja of Parmar Rajputs constructed Murud Fort / Murud-Janjira Fort in the Murud Area of present-day Maharashtra India. After its construction in 1567 AD, the fort was key in shielding resdients, and fort was attacked in 1621 by Malik Ambar and Sidis.[2] There were various sidis invasion stopped by the Marathas, Mughals, and Portuguese to capture Janjira.[3]
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