Kulang Fort

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{{Infobox Military Structure
|name = Kulang Fort
|native_name = कुलंग गड
|partof = [[Kalsubai]] Range
|location = [[Nashik district]], [[Maharashtra]]
|image = Kulangfort.jpg
|caption = Kulang fort from [[Madangad Fort]]
|map_type=India Maharashtra
|map_size = 300
|map_caption = Shown within [[Maharashtra]]
|type = Hill fort
|coordinates = {{coord|19|35|30.1|N|73|38|21.4|E}}
|built = Satvahan Era
|materials = Stone
|height = 4825 feet<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Kulang-Trek-K-Alpha.html|title=Kulang, Sahyadri,Shivaji,Trekking,Marathi,Maharastra|lang=mr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907052507/http://trekshitiz.com:80/trekshitiz/marathi/Kulang-Trek-K-Alpha.html|archive-date=7 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kulang, Hill forts Category, Western Ghats, India, Adventure, Trekking|url=http://trekshitiz.com/Ei/Kulang-Trek-Hill_forts-Category.html|access-date=1 January 2021|publisher=TreKshitiZ Sanstha}}</ref>
|used =
|condition = Ruins
|ownership = Government of India
|open_to_public = Yes
|module=
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'''Kulang fort''' (कुलंग गड ) is located in the [[Igatpuri]] area of Nashik district, on the western side of the [[Kalsubai]] hill range. This fort is adjacent to the [[Madangad Fort|Madangad]] and [[Alang Fort|Alang]] forts, all of which were constructed to protect the [[Nashik]]-[[Kalyan]] ancient commercial road.

==History==
In 1760 the fort were probably ceded by the [[Mughals|Moghuls]] to the [[Peshwa]] along with many other forts in the [[Nashik]] region. In 1818 Kulang along with the other nearby forts were captured by the [[British Empire|British]] forces.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2000|title=NASIK DISTRICT GAZETTEERS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925095406/http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nasik/022%20Places/001%20Place.htm#Kulang|access-date=2021-01-01|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nasik/022%20Places/001%20Place.htm#Kulang|url-status=live|archive-date=25 September 2013|publisher=[[Government of Maharashtra]]}}</ref> The British, however did not destroy the steps of this fort

==Places to see==
There are few rock cut cisterns and a cave on the fort. There is no significant construction on the fort, except for a Wada made from stone masonry and the ruined main gate. The pathway to the fort is made of rock cut steps. From the top of this fort [[Kalsubai]] peak, [[Patta Fort|Patta]], Aundha, [[Madangad Fort]], [[Alang Fort]] and [[Ratangad]] forts are easily visible.

==How to reach==
There is a base village Ambevadi or Kurangwadi, from which it takes about two to three hours to reach the fort. The path passes through a dense forest area, the Kalsubai-Harishchandragad Wildlife Sanctuary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mahaforest.gov.in/national_park_detail.php?sat_id=11|access-date=1 January 2021|title=Kalsubai Harishchandragad Wildlife Sanctuary, Ahmednagar|publisher=[[Maharashtra Forest Department]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220162038/http://www.mahaforest.gov.in/national_park_detail.php?sat_id=11|url-status=live|archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref> There is potable water on the way and plenty of clean water on the fort. There are spacious caves on the fort which could accommodate up to 100 persons. There is no fuel wood on the fort, so it is preferable to carry fuel wood or a gas-stove from the base village.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Kulang fort1.jpg|Water cisterns
File:Kulang fort2.jpg|Rock cut steps
</gallery>

== References ==
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{{Forts in Maharashtra}}
{{Forts in India}}

[[Category:16th-century forts in India]]
[[Category:Forts in Nashik district]]

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