Shivneri Fort
Birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Name : Shivneri
Top : 3500 toes
Type : Giridurg
Hiking Variety : Medium
Venue : Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Nearest village : Junnar
Mountain variety : Naneghat
Present day reputation : Fine
Installed : 1170
Shivneri is a fort within the nation of
Maharashtra, India. This historical fortress of Shivneri
is positioned close to the metropolis of
Junnar inside the kingdom of
Maharashtra, about 105 km from Pune.
The fortress changed
into inaugurated by the government of India
on may additionally 26, this year. Declared as
a national blanketed Monument in Maharashtra on 1909.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj turned into born
on nineteenth February 1630 at Shivneri citadel.
This citadel may be very well-known. The citadel has a
steep climb on all 4 facets and it is hard to
conquer. The citadel has a small temple of Goddess Shivai
and pictures of Jijabai and Bal-Shivaji. The form of
this fortress is similar to that of Lord Shiva.
Shivneri is even in the metropolis of Junnar.
Shivneri become seen as quickly as he entered Junnar.
The fortress is not very huge. In 1673, Dr. East
India organization. The citadel changed
into visited by means of John Fryer. He has cited in
his e book that
this citadel has sufficient rations for seven
thousand families for seven years.
history:
‘Jirnanagar’, ‘Junner’ i.e. Junnar is a village famous due to the
fact BC. Satavahana
king Gautamiputra Satkarni destroyed the Sakas and hooked up his
dominance over Junnar and all of the surrounding regions.
Naneghat is an historical change route. This course has full-size traffic.
The forts on this path had
been constructed to preserve a watch on it. After the
Satavahanas came to electricity, they dug caves in
many places. After the Satavahanas,
Shivneri was ruled via the Chalukyas and the
Rashtrakutas. among 1170 and 1308, the
Yadavas installed their state here. And it was at
some point of this era that Shivneri received the
arrival of a fort.
In 1443, Malik-ul-Tujar defeated
the nearby Koli chiefs who were inprovider at
some stage in the Yadava period and captured
the fort. thus the citadel got
here below the reign of Bahmani. In
1470, Malik Muhammad, the consultant of Malik-ul-Tujar, besieged
the castle and recaptured it. The Nizamshahi became set
up in 1446 after the death of Malik Mohammad's father. Later in
1493, the capital turned into shifted from the citadel to
Ahmednagar. After this In 1595,
the citadel and the province of Junnar came below the
rule of thumb of Maloji Raje Bhosale. After the assassination of Jijabai's
father Jadhavrao in 1629, when Jijamata turned
into pregnant, Shahaji took her with him to
Shivneri overnight with 500 horsemen. ‘Jijau swore to Sribhavanimata
Shivai at Shivneri fort that when you have a son, i'm
able to name you.
Shake 1551 Shukla Naam Sanvatsare, Falgun Vadya III, Shivaji
Raje was born after sundown on Friday. The date turned
into February 19, 1630 advert. Jijabai
left the fortress with Shivaji in 1632 and the citadel fell
to the Mughals in 1637.
In the year 1632, Sidhoji
Vishwasrao become the citadel keeper. His
daughter become married to Shahaji's son Sambhaji Raje. within
the conflict of Junnar, Shahajiputra Thorale Sambhaji Raje had carried
out greatness. (warfare disregarded in history)
Shaistakhana conquered
Junnar but Shivneri was not conquered due
to incomparable prowess of Sambhaji kings. Junnar become in control of Moghlai and Shivneri under Nizamshahi.
within the 12 months 1650, Mahadev Kolya
revolted against the Mughals. It became led by way
of Sarnaik and Khemaji Raghatwan, the fort keeper. The
Mughals won. Later In 1673, King Shivaji Maharaj made an
unsuccessful attempt to reinforce the citadel by using encircling
Aziz Khan, the fortress leader of Shivneri. at some stage
in Shivaraya's campaign in the north, Peshwa Moropant
Pingale attempted to take Shivneri however he
did not succeed. it's miles recorded that Shivaraya
did now not conquer Janjira and Shivneri in his life. (but
the boundaries of the Swarajya were up
to Salher. therefore, it
is dubious that there's no province like Junnar /
Shivneri. additionally, forts like Chavand, Hudsar,
Jeevdhan were in the Swarajya.
There were many forts of Shivneri in Mughal.
There were many like Aziz Khan, Fateh Khan, Munshi Qazi. a
person named Ababhat transformed and entered the Mughals.
Aurangzeb appointed him because the fortress keeper of
Shivneri. of those, Aziz Khan become the mightiest. In
1678, Junnar province became looted and the
Marathas tried again to capture the citadel, however failed.
38 years later, in 1716, Shahum
Maharaj brought the fort underneath Maratha rule and
later it become handed over to the Peshwas. After
the Peshwa-Angre warfare of 1755, Nana Saheb Peshwa had imprisoned
Tulaji at Shivneri. Tulaji had enlisted
the assist of local Koli chiefs for
his launch. consequently, it's miles recorded in
the Peshwa documents that Nana
Saheb got indignant and confiscated the lands and lands of the
Koli Sardar.
The change of administration made by Madhavrao Peshwa in 1764 resulted
in a revolt of spiders at Shivneri and Purandar forts. The spiders at Shivneri
were sacked by Ramchandra Shivaji Mane. Ramchandra Mane had informed
Raghobadada on Saturday 15th September 1764 in a
letter that it was going to be difficult to break the revolt. Later, Udho revolted against Shivneri to oppose Vishweshwar's policies.
In 1765, Mahadev
Kolya staged another revolt. This rebellion was done by Deshmukh and Naik Santaji
Shelkande of Junnar's Maval. In this he took possession of Shivneri. Later the revolt was crushed and the Mahadev Koli chiefs were
punished. Santaji, however, managed to escape. The Peshwa was harassed by
repeated rebellions. Later in the year 1771, Nana Phadnis made a treaty
with Santaji and gave him the chieftaincy and reinstated the spiders at
Shivneri.
Shivneri was
used for prisoners in the Peshwa period. On some happy
occasions, Prisoners of Shivneri fort were also released to join the rituals. Sawai Madhavrao was born on 18 April 1774. The
prisoners of Shivneri and Narayangad were released by the Barbhai Mandal for
this joyous occasion. It is recorded that in the course of time, the prison at
Shivneri collapsed.
On May 10, 1818, Major
Aldrigan laid siege to Shivneri Fort. The fort keeper fought fort against the enemies for some days. History has it that he later left the fort and took refuge in the fort of
Hudsar.
Mahadev Koli Chauthara :
Shivaji Maharaj's actions in the Pune
area were very much for Adilshahi. Even though the Mughals knew it, they did
not yet have a direct preference for it. Around the same time, some Mahadev
Koli people opened a front against the Mughals and took control of Junnar and
Shivneri. Earlier this part belonged to Nizamshahi. After the fall of
Nizamshahi, Adilshahi and Mughals were neglecting the border. Probably taking
advantage of this, these Mahadev Kolyas established their authority over the
province. The Mughals immediately sent a large army to deal with this and
defeat Mahadev Kolya. Shivneri was besieged and soon Mahadev Kolya's new army
laid siege to the mighty Mughal army. About 1500 Mahadev
Kolyas were arrested. He was severely beaten and then beheaded on a quarter of
his head. Today, the Chautharya is called Koli Chauthara to commemorate this
genocide. Later a dome was built on the square and there are also two
inscriptions in Persian on it. The uprising was led by Sarnaik and Khemaji
Raghatwan, the fort's fort keeper. Sarnaik's family, relatives and 52 Deshmukhs
/ Naiks of Mavala were arrested and beheaded. This included children as well as
women. The Mughals committed such heinous acts to allay their fears and prevent
a resurgence.
Ways to reach the fort :
The two main routes to the fort pass
through the village of Junnar. Punekars as well as Mumbaikars can return home
after seeing Shivneri in one day.
Chain waiting :
If you want to reach the fort by this
route, after entering the city of Junnar, take the road in front of the new bus
stand near the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Here the four roads meet.
About a kilometer after the road on the left, you will find a temple on the
right side of the road. The muddy footpath of the temple leads us directly to parts of Shivneri fort. The top can be reached with
the help of chains attached to the wall and steps dug in the rock.
Waiting for seven doors :
The asphalt road takes you to the
steps of the fort, when you leave the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. On the left side of the road. To reach the fort, you have to pass seven gates. The first
Mahadarwaja, the second Peer Darwaza, the third Permit Gate, the fourth Hatti
Darwaza, the fifth Shipai Darwaza, the sixth Phatak Darwaza and the seventh
Kulabkar Darwaza. To reach the fort by this
route, you may take one and a half hours.
How to go :
From Mumbai via Malshej: On the way to
Junnar, after crossing Malshej Ghat, a sign like 8 to 9 kms.
Appears on the side of the road. This route passes from Ganesh Khindi to Shivneri
fort. From Mumbai to reach the fort by this route, it takes 24 hours.
Via Pune to Narayangaon: about seventy
five km from Pune to Narayangaon. At a distance
of 15 km thru Pune-Nashik and
then thru Narayangaon-Junnar.
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