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{{Infobox Military Structure
|name = Mahurgad/ Mahur Fort
|native_name = माहूरगड
|partof = Balaghat Hill Range
|location = [[Nanded district]], [[Maharashtra]]
|image =
|caption =
|map_type=India Maharashtra#India
| map_size = 300
|map_caption = Shown within [[Maharashtra]]
|type = Hill fort
|coordinates = {{coord|19|50|09.5|N|77|55|32.5|E}}
|materials = [[Basalt]] Stone
|height = 2650 Ft
|used =
|condition = Ruined
|ownership = Government
|open_to_public = Yes
|controlledby = {{noflag}}[[ gond kingdom Bahmani Sultanate]] (1358-1527) {{flagicon image|Flag of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.svg}}[[Ahmadnagar Sultanate]] (1527-1617) {{flagicon image|Flag of the Mughal Empire (triangular).svg}}[[Mughal Empire]](1617-1670) {{flagcountry|Maratha Empire}} (1670-1689) {{flagicon image|Flag of the Mughal Empire (triangular).svg}}[[Mughal Empire]](1689-1724) {{flagicon image|Asafia flag of Hyderabad State.png}}[[Hyderabad State|Nizam of Hyderabad]](1724-1948) 
{{flagcountry|India}} (1947-)
}}

'''Mahurgad Fort ''' ({{lang-mr| माहूरगड }}) is a fort located {{convert|130|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Nanded]]. The fort is in Mahur taluka in [[Nanded district]], of [[Maharashtra]]. It is a pilgrimage centre of great significance to Hindus. It is the seat of goddess Renukadevi which is a shrine of [[shaktipeeth]]. The temple of goddess is situated 2 km from the village Mahur.<ref name="MTDC">{{cite web |last1=MTDC |title=Mahurgad |url=https://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/treasures/temple/mahurgad |website=www.maharashtratourism.gov.in |publisher=Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation |accessdate=2 May 2020}}</ref>

==History==
. The Gond king ruled over this fort was built This fort existed before the Yadav period. This fort was ruled by the Gond king. This fort is also known as Giridurg Gond Fort. by of [[Devgiri]]. 1n 1358, the fort was under the rule of [[Bahmani Sultanate|Muhamad Shah Bahamani]]. In 1398, a Gond King from Berar captured Mahur. In 1428, Ahmed Shah Bahamani won the Mahurgad. Burhan Nizam Shah of [[Ahmadnagar]] defeated Alauddin Imad Shah of [[Vidarbha|Berar]] in 1527 and occupied Mahur. In 1617, the Mughal Emperor [[Shah Jahan]] defeated the Ahmednagar rulers and gained control of the Fort. Pandita Savitribai Deshmukh was the ruler of Varhad, who was holding the ''[[Jagir]]'' of Mahur during the Mughal Empire rule. She was given honorary name of [[Rai Bagan]] ( Royal tigress) ({{lang-mr| रायबागन }}) by Mughal Emperor [[Aurangzeb]] after defeating Harchandrai. In 1670, [[Chatrapati Shivaji]] gained the control of [[Aurangabad]] and Berar. After the death of Shivaji, the [[Mughal Empire|Moghul]]s again gained the control of Berar in 1689. The six-month revenue during Moghul period was Rs 8,47,113. In 1724, Nizam-ul-mulk of [[Hyderabad]] defeated Alam Ali Khan and Dilavar Khan of Mughal Army in the Battle of Balapur. The Mahurgad remained under the control of Nizam of Hyderabad until the [[State of Hyderabad|princely State of Hyderabad]] was annexed to [[Government of India|Union of India]] in 1948.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite web |last1=Pathak |first1=Arunchandra |title=History and Mahur |url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nanded/history.html |website=www.cultural.maharashtra.gov.in |publisher=Govt. of Maharashtra |accessdate=2 May 2020 |ref=Nanded District gazetteer}}</ref>

==How to reach==
The fort and the temple are accessible in all seasons. The nearest rail head is [[Kinwat]] which is 50 km from Mahur.<ref name="District Administration">{{cite web |last1=District Administration, Nanded |title=Mahur Gad |url=https://nanded.gov.in/tourist-place/mahur-gadh/ |website=www.nanded.gov.in |publisher=District Administration, Nanded |accessdate=2 May 2020}}</ref> The Mahur village is connected by motorable road. There are two trek routes to Mahurgad, starts from temple of Renukadevi located on the hillock south of village Mahur. It takes about 20 minutes to reach the fort entrance. There is also another route from Kinwat, but it passes through dense jungles. It takes another hour to visit the entire fort.
==Places to see==
The fortification covers a circumference of six miles and runs over two adjacent hills. There is a tank constructed between the hills called Injala or Brahmatirth. The entrance of the fort is through massive and lofty entrance gate called Hathi Darwaja (Elephant Gate). There are few dilapidated buildings, a Chini mahal, granaries, water cisterns, causeways and massive bastions inside the forts. However major portion of the fort is covered with wild bushes and trees.<ref name="Gazetteer" /> Near the entrance gate, there is a Mahakali temple which is often visited by pilgrims. On the day of [[Dasera]] every year a big fair is organized at Mahurgad. The [[Painganga river]] flows around the fort hill.<ref name="Aaj Tak">{{cite news |last1=Shrivastav |first1=Abhijeet |title=महाराष्ट्र के नांदेड़ जिले में है माहूर किला |url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/mahur-fort-is-in-nanded-district-of-maharashtra-1-706047.html |accessdate=2 May 2020 |agency=AAj tak |issue=Hindi Channel |publisher=Living Media India Limited |date=6 September 2012}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]
* [[List of forts in India]]
* [[Marathi people|Marathi People]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Forts in Maharashtra}}
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[[Category:Forts in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nanded district]]

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