Ajinkyatara Fort- Maharashtra, India.

Ajinkyatara Fort- Maharashtra, India.

Ajinkyatara Fort: on one of the seven mountains surrounding the city of Satara in the Sahayadri Mountains of Maharashtra, India. The fort is located at Ajinkyatara Mountain, which is 3,300 feet high. There are number of water tanks inside the fort for storing water. So, there is no scarcity of water even as the fort is in the higher place The view from atop the fort is mesmerizing, offering you a panoramic scene of the entire horizon of Satara City.

History of Ajinkyatara Fort:

According to the information published on fort:  Ajinkyatara was constructed by Bhoj Raj II of Panhala between 1178 and 1193. Satara was declared as capital of Marathas 1698. Earlier this fort was used as a prison. From 1580 to 1592, famous Chandbibi was kept as a prisoner on this fort. Records state that in 1673, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj took control of this fort from Adil Shah of Bijapur, and further Aurangze ruled this fort between 1700 and 1706. The fort at Ajinkyatara was occupied by Shahu Maharaj in 1708 and it remained under the control of the Maratha ruler until the year 1818. After death of Shahu-II, the British captured the fort on 11th February 1818.