Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In 1590s, the Nizamshahi sultan conferred upon Maloji Bhosale, the grandfather of Shivaji, the Jagir or fiefdom of Pune and Supe.The fief included the forts of Shivneri and Chakan. [6] In 1630s the fort was captured by the Adilshahi but young Shivaji took control of the fort in 1647, and named it Sangramdurg. [7]
Later the fort was captured by the Adilshahi but young Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj took control of the fort in 1647, and named it Sangramdurg. [6] In 1660, the fort was the site of an epic 54 days of stiff resistance by the Maratha general Firangoji Narsala against Mughal general Shaista Khan .
The Battle of Chakan in 1660 took place between Mughal forces led by Shaista Khan and Maratha forces commanded by Firangoji Narsala at Chakan in Maharashtra.Shaista Khan's Mughal forces emerged victorious by besieging the Chakan fort, leading to the surrender of the Maratha commander Firangoji.
Firangoji was a 'Killedar' (fortress commander) of this fort in Chakan . When Shaista Khan invaded Pune with a lakh of soldiers, he selected Sangram Durga as the first target. He attacked the fort with 20,000 soldiers on 23 June 1660.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Chakan Fort, Pune; Chakan, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran; Chakan, Maragheh, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran; Chakan, Lorestan, a village in Iran; Chakan, Jalal-Abad, a village in Kyrgyzstan; Chakan (Maya province), a Maya region that existed upon the arrival of the Spanish conquerors in the Yucatán Peninsula in the 16th century
Shivneri Fort [4] is a hill fort having a triangular shape and has its entrance from the South-west side of the hill. [5] Apart from the main gate there is an entrance to the fort from side called locally as the chain gate, where in one has to hold chains to climb up to the fort gate. The fort extends up to 1 mile (1.6 km) with seven spiral ...
The fort at Chakan played an important role in the history of the Deccan sultanates. [15] The Bahamani Sultanate broke up in the early 16th century; the Nizamshahi kingdom controlled the region for most of the century, with Junnar its first capital. [16] During the early 1600s, the Nizam Shahi general Malik Ambar moved his capital there. [17]