Vishalgad
Elevation : 1130 mtr.
Venue : Kolhapur District, Maharashtra
Nearest village : Vishalgad, Kolhapur
Dongarrang : Sahyadri
Vishalgad fort is at 76 km northwest of Kolhapur. situated at a distance. Vishalgad citadel stands at
the border of Sahyadri mountain variety and Konkan and at
the hill setting
apart Mango Ghat and Anuskura Ghat.
Vishalgad is a massive fort because
the call indicates . This citadel , that's separated from the
principle range of the Sahyadri, has a herbal guard . This historical citadel changed into built to protect and defend the ghats connecting Anuskura Ghat and Mango
Ghat, the ports of Konkan and the marketplace of Kolhapur.
Witnessing many essential historical events and gaining the status of a capital, the
prevailing condition of this fortress is stressful . Hindu and Muslim devotees touring Malik Rehan's Dargah have ravaged the location . it's
far simplest while those devotees realize that their ancestors shed blood and
sacrificed on
the occasion to maintain this fort . For history and castle fanatics , however , it
is sincerely a satisfaction to
look the complete fortress . history around 1190, King Bhoj II moved his capital from
Kolhapur to Panhala.
He then built numerous forts to protect the ferry. one
of them became a citadel , Kishagila. (Kishigila - Bhojgad - Khilgila -
Khelana aka Vishalgad). Later this fort surpassed into the palms of Yadavs. After the
fall of the Yadavas, Bahamani electricity emerged in
the south. इ.स. In 1453, Bahamani fashionable Malik Utuzar landed in Konkan to capture the citadel . He captured Prachitgarh of Shirkas and made it a circumstance for conversion of Shirkas. however
the Shirkis put the
alternative situation on Malik Utujar that first make Shankarrao greater , my enemy and toy fortress , a Muslim first, then I will
become a Muslim and serve the Sultan. Shirke did now
not forestall there, however promised to look
forward to the toy castle .
Forgetting this amisha, Malik determined to follow Shirk's recommendation and at
the start a
few southern and Negro squaddies refused to
go into the mountain / wooded
area . Taking the relaxation of the military , Malik entered the Sahyadri. As promised, the
Shirkis led the navy in a huge and suitable way for the
first at
the 0.33 day, but , the Shirkis led them into the dense forest . The Sahyadri's route suffocated the Muslim soldiers who had misplaced their lives in
the plains. The Shirkis brought the military to a
place in
which there had
been excessive mountains on all 3 facets and a creek at
the fourth facet . there
has been no way to get out of there, and there
has been no strength in
the military to wait
for that tough go
back once
more . in
addition , Malik fell sick and began bleeding. therefore , he could
not even supply orders to the military . In this
sort of state
of affairs , even
as the army become sleeping soundly, the Shirkis tied up with toy
peacocks and army . All
the people , which include Malik Uttujar, have
been killed inside the massacre that befell at that
time . The certain description of this incident given via Ferista should be study from the
start .
In 1469, the Bahamani sultan sent Babkire and his fashionable Malik Rehan to seize the toy castle . in
spite of six attempts , he could
not seize the fort . within
the 7th try , he was capable
of seize the citadel after 9 months of trying . there
is a Dargah named after Malik Rehan in
this fort . The above point
out is observed in
lots of Persian inscriptions. After this, the fort became underneath the
rule of thumb of Bahamani Adilshahi for about 5200 years. On twenty
eighth November 1659, Shivaji Maharaj took Panhala. at
the same time he conquered the toy fort and named it 'Vishalgad'. On March 3 , 1660, Siddi Johar laid siege to Panhala. at
the identical time, Jaswantrao Dalvi and Suryarao Surve of
Sringarpur had
been besieging Vishalgad. On his manner out of the siege of Panhala and on his manner to Vishalgad, Maharaj broke the siege and
reached Vishalgad effectively . in
advance , Bajiprabhu with three
hundred decided
on Mavals in Pavankhindi captured Siddi's navy and sacrificed his existence . it's
far mentioned that Shivaraya spent 5000 hons for the
strengthening of Vishalgad. Sambhaji Maharaj did many new constructions on Vishalgad. In 1686, Sambhaji Maharaj despatched poets to quell the Shirk rebellion , but turned
into defeated and took refuge in Vishalgad.
In 1689, at
the same time as Sambhaji Maharaj became on his way from Vishalgad to Raigad, Tulapuri changed
into captured at Sangameshwar and he became brutally killed. After that, inside
the time of Rajaram Maharaj, Vishalgad became the
principle middle of the Maratha movement . Vishalgad changed
into made the capital of the Ramchandrapant
Amatyas and became the capital. After the demise of Rajaram Maharaj in 1701, his 1/3 spouse Ambikabai went to Vishalgad. In December
1701, Aurangzeb himself came to Vishalgad with a massive navy . however Parshuram Pant Pratinidhi, the citadel keeper of Vishalgad, fought for the fortress for
6 months and on June 6, 1702, he took possession of the citadel and gave it to Aurangzeb for Rs. He changed the call of Vishalgad to 'Sarvaralna'.
On his way lower
back to Panhala after conquering Vishalgad,
Aurangzeb's army was attacked by
using Sahyadri. by
the time they reached Panhala after 37 days, the
Mughal army had suffered enormous losses. His characters were written by
using Mughal historians.
In 1707, Tararani recaptured Vishalgad. Later
Vishalgad got
here underneath the manipulate of Karveerkar. He surpassed it over to the high Minister. In 1844, Vishalgad become conquered by
means of the British and the systems on it had
been demolished. Sightseeing within
the past , one needed
to descend from this valley to Vishalgad. but now an iron bridge has been built over the valley. achieving the
bottom of Vishalgad from this bridge, two elements can
be visible . look
forward to the rocky staircase in front , and the decrease staircase at
the right . You have
to move up the
stairs and go down the
stairs . that
is , you
can see all
the places on
the fortress . After hiking the ladder, one steps down the left hand facet of the Dargah. This road splits into two . the
new steps on
the proper cause Bhagwanteshwar Temple / Rajwada / Takmak
Tok. at
the left hand facet , the antique pavement (stone) route results
in Amruteshwar Temple / Bajiprabhu's Samadhi.
We reach the Amruteshwar temple in five minutes after taking the path on
the left. The water falling from the cliff in front of the temple is blocked by
using a dam. there
is an idol of Panchanana inside
the temple. cross similarly down from the temple to the abyss. there
is a fashion in
this vicinity . There are tombs of Bajiprabhu Deshpande and
Fulaji Deshpande within
the open past this movement . Seeing this Samadhi, one should see the Hanuman Temple at
the hill at
the right side . After seeing the temple, you ought
to come to the region in
which two roads ruin at
the Dargah again . There are 3 temples in
this location namely Bhagwanteshwar temple, Vitthal temple and
newly constructed Ganapati temple. there
may be a rectangular water properly in the
front of the temple. Mr. Hardikar seems after the temple. Their house is next to the temple.
Later, Shivaji Maharaj He conquered this castle in 1659 and named it Vishalgad. This castle is a witness to an unprecedented feat within
the glorious records of the Marathas. The call of this fortress have
become immortal due
to the escape of Shivaji kings from the siege of Panhalgad
laid by
using Adilshahi Sardar Siddi Johar. And for this,
the castle were
given its call because
of the specific prowess of Veeratna Bajiprabhu Deshpande,
who took only three
hundred Mavals and held an army of hundreds in
the gajapur gorge for more than eight hours. Later, after the loss
of life of Shivaji Raja, Sambhaji Raja spent numerous time on Vishalgad. He paid special attention to the restore and reconstruction of the castle .
The top Minister of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj of Kolhapur is
a resident of Vishalgad and he changed
into the Jahagirdar of Vishalgad. He then moved
to Malkapur.
There can
be masses of small and huge eateries and hotels around
the Malik Rehan Dargah at
the fortress where vegetarian or non-vegetarian food can
be available as in
step with the
choice of the tourists .
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