49-844: The Ahmednagar Fort ( Ahmadnagar Qilaa ) is a fort located close to the Bhingar Nala near Ahmednagar in Maharashtra state western India. It was the headquarters of the Ahmednagar Sultanate . In 1803, it was taken by the British during the Second Anglo-Maratha War . It was used as a prison during the British Raj . Currently, the fort is under the administration of the Armoured Corps of
98-742: A 'pentarchy' made up of the five most powerful Maratha dynasties: the Peshwas of Pune , the Sindhias of Gwalior, the Holkars of Indore , the Pawars of Dhar and Dewas , the Bhonsles of Nagpur and the Gaekwads of Baroda . Daulatrao's predecessor Mahadji Scindia had, in the aftermath of Panipat, turned Gwalior into a chief military power of the empire, developing a well-trained modern army under
147-456: A large sum from its inhabitants, but did not ravage the town. In October, however, Sarjerao Ghatge took revenge by sacking Indore, razing it almost to the ground, and practicing every form of atrocity on its inhabitants. Then, in 1802, on the festival of Diwali, Yashwantrao Holkar defeated the combined armies of Scindia and Peshwa Bajirao II at Hadapsar, near Pune. The battle took place at Ghorpadi, Banwadi, and Hadapsar. From this time dates
196-549: A plan of developing the city by year 2031. Ahmednagar took its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I , who founded the town in 1494 on the site of a battlefield where he won a battle against superior Bahamani forces. It was close to the site of the village of Bhingar . With the breakup of the Bahmani Sultanate , Ahmad established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar, also known as Nizam Shahi dynasty . The town Ahmednagar
245-637: A state which was initially based at Ujjain , but was named after the strategic fortress of Gwalior . His wife Baiza Bai was a powerful and an intelligent lady of her time. She played an important role in the affairs of the Gwalior state. The Maratha defeat at the Third Battle of Panipat checked the Maratha expansion towards the Northwest, and hastened the decentralization of power in the empire to
294-709: A teacher's training program. Farrar was from America and spent his entire life in Ahmednagar running her schools, these girls' schools were one of the first such kind in the country. During the First World War, Ahmednagar was the site of a camp for Prisoners of War, mainly for German and Austrian civilian internees and the captured crews of German ships, but also some Turkish soldiers captured in Mesopotamia. On 31 May 2023, Eknath Shinde (the chief minister of Maharashtra ) announced that Ahmednagar would be renamed "Ahilya Nagar", in honour of Ahilyabai Holkar who
343-493: Is also getting explored. Ahmednagar railway station will become an important railway junction in future to the level similar to Daund railway junction. A Kalyan-Murbad-Ahmednagar line is also possible in future. Ahmednagar is well connected by road with major cities of Maharashtra and other states. It has four lane road connectivity to: National Highway 222 from Kalyan to Nirmal near Adilabad in Telangana passes through
392-498: The gardi-ka-wakt , or 'period of unrest', as it is still called, during which the whole of central India was overrun by the armies of Sindhia and Holkar and their attendant predatory Pindari bands, under Amir Khan and others. Benoît de Boigne had retired as commander of Gwalior's army in 1796; and his successor, Pierre Cuillier-Perron , was a man of a very different stamp, whose determined favouritism of French officers, in defiance of all claims to promotion, produced discontent in
441-618: The Deccan , died in Ahmednagar and is buried at Khuldabad , near Aurangabad in 1707, with a small monument marking the site. In 1759, the Peshwa of the Marathas obtained possession of the place from Nizam of Hyderabad and in 1795 it was ceded by the Peshwa to the Maratha chief Daulat Rao Sindhia . In 1803 Ahmednagar was besieged by a British force under Richard Wellesley and captured. It
490-689: The History of Odisha in Odia . This has later been translated and published in English and Hindi . Currently, the fort is under the administration of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. 19°05′41.3″N 74°45′19.7″E / 19.094806°N 74.755472°E / 19.094806; 74.755472 Ahmednagar Ahmednagar (officially Ahilya Nagar ) is a city in, and
539-549: The Indian Railways . Ahmednagar has rail connectivity with Pune , Manmad , Kopargaon , Shirdi , Daund , Goa , Nasik and other metro-cities like New Delhi , Mumbai , Chennai , Kolkata , Bangalore , Ahmedabad . 41 express trains stop at this station. There is still a demand for direct rail connectivity to other major cities of India. Ahmednagar station will now be a part of the Pune railway division. 24 stations of
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#1732776304339588-719: The Mughals ) and dependent Kingdoms till 1886. As per an answer given by Mill in a Parliamentary Committee in Britain on February 16, 1832, on the status of Scindia's kingdom it was mentioned that “he was independent.” This Committee finally reported to Parliament that “within the Peninsula, Sindhia is the only prince who preserves the semblance of independence.” Mahadji Scindia left a huge empire to his successor Daulatrao Scindia as per Malcolm he inherited “a greater, if not more consolidated power than any Indian Prince had attained since
637-699: The Quit India Resolution . Jawaharlal Nehru wrote his popular book -the Discovery of India - while he was imprisoned at the fort. During the same time, Congress leader, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad also compiled his acclaimed " Ghubar-e-Khatir " ( Sallies of Mind ) ( Urdu : غبار خاطر ) which is considered as the best example of "Epistolary Essays" in Urdu literature. During the same time, Odisha's first Chief-Minister and ex-Governor of undivided Bombay State, Harekrushna Mahatab also compiled three volumes of
686-621: The Samajwadi Party in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly) said that "The Maha Yuti government is implementing the 'Yogi pattern' of creating an illusion of development by changing the names of cities without doing anything for development" and accused the government of "distorting history". On 13 March 2024, the Maharashtra state cabinet announced that they had approved the renaming of Ahmednagar at
735-557: The Second Anglo-Maratha War , Arthur Wellesley defeated the Maratha forces and the East India Company came into possession of the fort. The fort was known as Ahmednagar Fort and was used by the British Raj as a prison and this was where Jawaharlal Nehru , Abul Kalam Azad , Sardar Patel and nine other members of the Indian National Congress were detained for almost three years after they passed
784-629: The Treaty of Surji Anjangaon , by which he was obliged to give up his possessions between the Yamuna and the Ganges, South Haryana, the district of Bharuch , and other lands in the south of his dominions; and soon after, by the Treaty of Burhanpur, he agreed to maintain a subsidiary force to be paid for out of the revenues of territory ceded by the treaty. By the ninth article of the Treaty of Surji Anjangaon he
833-470: The ACC&;S. Ahmednagar is a relatively small town and shows less development than the nearby western Maharashtra cities of Mumbai and Pune. Ahmednagar is home to 19 sugar factories and is also the birthplace of the cooperative movement. Due to scarce rainfall, the city often suffers from drought. Marathi is the primary language for daily-life communication. The city administration has recently published
882-804: The British at Ahmednagar Fort in 1944, Nehru wrote the book The Discovery of India . Ahmednagar is home to the Indian Armoured Corps Centre & School (ACC&S), the Mechanised Infantry Regimental Centre (MIRC), the Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) and the Controllerate of Quality Assurance Vehicles (CQAV). Training and recruitment for the Indian Army Armoured Corps takes place at
931-587: The Company administration at the same time binding itself to enter into no treaties with Udaipur , Jodhpur , Kotah , or any chief tributary to Sindhia in Malwa , Mewar , or Marwar . In 1811, Shrimant Daulat Rao conquered the neighboring kingdom of Chanderi . In 1816 Sindhia was called on to assist in the suppression of the Pindaris. For some time it was doubtful what line he would take, but he ultimately signed
980-520: The Daund-Ankai section will be merged with Pune railway division. The Daund-Ankai section is currently under the management of the Solapur railway division. The change to the Pune division will increase the chances of starting demu services between Ahmednagar and Pune stations. One of the oldest and important railway projects of Ahmednagar railway station was kalyan-Ahmednagar railway project which
1029-597: The Empire, entitled peshwas and the empire expanded greatly in the 18th century at the expense of the Mughal Empire . As the empire expanded, commanders of the Maratha armies were given authority to collect chauth (tribute) in the conquered territories on behalf of the Peshwa. Daulatrao's ancestor Ranoji Sindhia had conquered territories in the Malwa and Gird regions from the Mughals, eventually establishing
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#17327763043391078-488: The Indian Army. In 1803, the Ahmednagar Fort was round in appearance, with twenty-four bastions, one large gate, and three small sally ports. It had a glacis , no covered way; a ditch , revetted with stone on both sides, about 18 feet (5.5 m) wide, with 9 feet (2.7 m) water all around, which only reached within 6 or 7 feet (2.1 m) of the top of the scarp ; long reeds grew in it all around. The berm
1127-656: The Satara Chhatrapati (Emperor) and Peshwa on 3 March 1794 and was conferred the titles of Naib Vakil-i-Mutlaq (Deputy Regent of the Empire), Amir-al-Umara (Head of the Amirs) from Shah Alam II on 10 May 1794. Gwalior state was part of the Maratha Empire, which was founded by Shivaji in the 17th century. De facto control of the empire passed from Shivaji's successors to the hereditary prime ministers of
1176-519: The age of 88 on 3 March 1707. After Aurangzeb's death, the fort passed to the Nizams in 1724, to Marathas in 1759 and later the Scindias in 1790. During the period of instability in the Maratha Empire following the death of Madhavrao II , Daulat Scindia had the fort and its surrounding region ceded to him. In 1797, he imprisoned Nana Phadanvis the Peshwa diplomat at Ahmednagar fort. In 1803, during
1225-473: The central and state legislatures by the Ahmednagar Lok Sabha and Ahmednagar City Vidhan Sabha seats respectively. The sitting MP was Dr.Sujay Vikhe Patil as of 2022, while the sitting MLA was Sangram Jagtap. Internet facilities are provided by several service providers. Daulat Scindia Daulat Rao Scindia (1779 – 21 March 1827) also conferred with the title " The defender of Delhi"
1274-400: The city. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) and different private transport operators provide bus service connecting the city to all parts of the state. Ahmednagar has three main bus stands: Ahmednagar Municipal Council was upgraded to a municipal corporation in 2003. As of 2022, Rohini Shendage of Shiv Sena was the incumbent mayor. Ahmednagar city is represented in
1323-454: The command of Benoît de Boigne . Daulatrao therefore looked upon himself less as a member of the Maratha Empire and more as the chief sovereign in India. At this time the death of the young Peshwa, Madhavrao II (1795), and the troubles which it occasioned, the demise of Tukojirao Holkar and the rise of the turbulent Yashwantrao Holkar , together with the intrigues of Nana Farnavis , threw
1372-653: The confederacy into confusion and enabled Sindhia to gain the ascendancy. He also came under the influence of Sarjerao Ghatge, a dubious character from Maratha point of view, whose daughter he had married (1798). Urged possibly by this adviser, Daulatrao aimed at increasing his dominions at all costs, and seized territory from the Maratha Ponwars of Dhar and Dewas . The rising power of Yashwantrao Holkar of Indore , however, alarmed him. In July 1801, Yashwantrao appeared before Sindhia's capital of Ujjain, and after defeating some battalions under John Hessing , extorted
1421-455: The days of Aurangzeb .” Daulatrao was a member of the Sindhia dynasty and ascended to the Gwalior throne on 12 February 1794 at the age of 15, upon the death of Maharaja Mahadji Scindia, who left no heir. Daulatrao was a grandson of Mahadji's elder brother Tukoji Rao Scindia , who was killed in the Third Battle of Panipat , 7 January 1761. Daulatrao was recognised and formally installed by
1470-492: The fort to be mounted. A gunshot to the west of the fort was the Pettah of Ahmednagar . The main gate of the fort faced the pettah, and was defended by a small half-circular work, with one traverse and several little towers for men. There was a wooden bridge over the ditch, which could be taken away in time of war, but it was not a drawbridge. It was reported that an iron trough as large as the bridge, could be placed upon it, or on
1519-534: The fort to defend the city against invaders from neighbouring Idar . Initially it was made of mud but major fortification began in 1559 under Hussain Nizam Shah. It took four years and was finally finished in 1562. In February 1596, Chand Bibi the queen regent successfully repulsed the Mughal invasion but when Akbar attacked again in 1600 the fort went to the Mughals. Aurangzeb died near Ahmednagar fort at
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1568-544: The headquarters of, the Ahmednagar district , Maharashtra , India. Ahmednagar has several dozen buildings and sites from the Nizam Shahi period. Ahmednagar Fort , once considered almost impregnable, was used by the British to house Jawaharlal Nehru (the first prime minister of India) and other Indian Nationalists before Indian independence. A few rooms there have been converted to a museum. During his confinement by
1617-629: The largest in Asia. Situated in the rain shadow region of the Western Ghats , Ahmednagar has a hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSh ). The climate is hot throughout the year and sweltering during the pre-monsoon months from March to mid-June, whilst monsoon rainfall averages less than a third of that received in Mumbai and about a tenth what is received in Mahabaleshwar on the crest of
1666-555: The mountains. As of 2011 Indian census , Ahmednagar had a population of 350,859. Ahmednagar has a sex ratio of 961 females per 1000 males and an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national urban average of 79.9%. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Languages of Ahmednagar city (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 68.01% of the population spoke Marathi , 9.43% Hindi , 8.59% Urdu , 4.86% Telugu , 4.31% Marwari , 1.35% Sindhi and 0.95% Gujarati as their first language. Ahmednagar has 1 airport,
1715-607: The nearest domestic airport at Shirdi at 90 km. While the nearest International Airport is at Pune . Ahmednagar city has air connectivity by seaplane service. The seaplane port is located at the Mula Dam water reservoir, 30 minutes away from Ahmednagar City. The service has been offered by Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt. Ltd. (MEHAIR) from 22 September 2014. Ongoing flights are available from Juhu, Mumbai to Mula Dam . Ahmednagar railway station (station code:ANG) belongs to Solapur Division of Central Railway zone of
1764-494: The nullah and hence no clearly defined route between the fort and the town of Bhingar. There were many small pagodas and mosques around the pettah and the fort, but none exactly between, or between the fort and Bhingar, or nearer to the fort than those towns. The fort was built by Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I (after whom the city of Ahmednagar is named) in 1427. He was the first sultan of the Nizam Shahi dynasty and he built
1813-423: The pettah and the town, and then went into the fort, either under or through the ditch, into which the wastewater fell. There were no passages across the ditch from the sally ports, and no part of the aqueducts appeared above the ditch. The nullah mentioned above had steep banks and passed within 60 yards of the fort; the aqueduct from Bhingar passed under it. There was no bridge or even a prominent crossing point at
1862-535: The regular corps. Finally, on 31 December 1802, the Peshwa signed the Treaty of Bassein , by which the East India Company was recognized as the paramount power in India. The continual evasion shown by Sindhia in all attempts at negotiation brought him into conflict with the British, and his power in both western and northern India was brought down by major defeats at Ahmadnagar , Assaye , Argaon , Asirgarh and Laswari . On 30 December 1803, he signed
1911-598: The same time as they announced the renaming of seven railway stations in Mumbai . Ahmednagar is home to: Training and recruitment for the Indian Army Armored Corps take place at the ACC&S. Formerly, the city was the Indian base of the British Army 's Royal Tank Corps / Indian Armored Corps , amongst other units. The town houses the second-largest display of military tanks in the world and
1960-431: The southward of the fort. A nullah also passed from the northward, between the fort and a town called Bhingar , about a gunshot to the eastward, and joined the river. A potential defensive weakness was a little hill or rising ground close to and east of Bhingar, from which shot from siege guns could reach the fort. Two nills or covered aqueducts came from the hills, a mile or more to the north, passed through and supplied
2009-411: The supporters of it, and fill with charcoal or other combustibles, to which could be ignited as an enemy approached. The fort is also called as Bhuikot Killa which means it is a land fort and is not constructed on any hill. It should not be confused with other Bhuikot Killas in Maharashtra like Solapur Bhuikot Killa . A small river came from the northward, round the west side of the pettah, and passed to
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2058-523: Was Rani of Indore , within the Maratha Confederacy in the late 18th-century. Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke at the same meeting, referring to Shinde's government as "pro- Hindutva ", and asked Shinde to rename the district "Ahilyanagar"; Shinde replied: "The state government has accepted your demand to rename Ahmednagar as Ahilyadevi Holkar Nagar". The BJP demanded that Ahmednagar be renamed. Rais Shaikh (group leader of
2107-716: Was afterward restored to the Marathas, but again came into the possession of the British in 1817, according to the terms of the Treaty of Poona , and was known as Ahmednuggur . In 19th century American Christian missionaries opened first modern schools in this town. According to a report there were four girls' school running under the superintendence of Cynthia Farrar around the 1850s. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule visited them and got inspired to open school for girls in Poona. Later, he enrolled his wife Savitribai Phule in Farrar's school in
2156-564: Was deprived of the fortresses of Gwalior and Gohad , The discontent produced by the last condition almost caused a rupture, and did actually result in the plundering of the Resident's camp and detention of the Resident as a prisoner. In 1805, under the new policy of Lord Cornwallis , Gohad and Gwalior were restored, and the Chambal River was made the northern boundary of the state, while certain claims on Rajput states were abolished,
2205-431: Was founded in 1494 by Ahmad Nizam Shah I on the site of a more ancient city, Bhingar . With the breakup of the Bahmani Sultanate , Ahmad established a new sultanate in Ahmednagar, also known as Nizam Shahi dynasty . It was one of the Deccan sultanates , which lasted until its conquest by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1636. Aurangzeb , the last Mughal emperor, who spent the latter years of his reign, 1681–1707, in
2254-413: Was in planning stage since British regime. It was referred to as 3rd ghat project. The survey of this project was carried out in 1973, 2000, 2006, 2014 etc. This project was in pink book in 2010. Unfortunately this project could not be completed. The alignment length of this project was 184 km and it could have been shortest route for Marathwada, Andhra and Telangana. The major challenge for this project
2303-478: Was only about one yard wide. The rampart was of black hewn stone; the parapet of brick in chunam , and both together appeared from the crest of the glacis to be only as high as the pole of a field-officer's tent. The bastions were all about 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet higher; they were round. One of them mounted eight guns en barbet , pointing eastward; all the rest had jingies, four in each. In 1803 two guns were visible in each bastion, and 200 were said to be ready in
2352-473: Was proposed 18.96 km tunnel in malshej ghat section. Malshej Kriti Samiti is following for Kalyan Ahmednagar railway project. Kalyan-Murbad section, the first phase of this project, is already under survey stage. A survey of Ahmednagar-Aurangabad Railway line with 120 km length was also carried out in March 2021. The DPR Report of this project is under preparation. Ahmednagar-Karmala railway option
2401-697: Was the Maratha Maharaja of Gwalior state in central India from 1794 until his death in 1827. His reign coincided with struggles for supremacy within the Maratha Empire , and wars with the expanding East India Company . Daulatrao played a significant role in the Second and Third Anglo-Maratha wars . While most Indian rulers had accepted British rule, Scindia's kingdom maintained its independence even as late as 1832 and continued collecting Chauth (taxes) from other neighbouring states (including
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