Akola (Asadgad) Fort

Fort: Akola (Asadgad) Fort
Type: Land fort
Base: Akola city
Grade: Easy

The next destination of ours was the fort of Akola in Akola city. A distance of about 70 odd kms from the last fort at Vari , the route we took was Vari - Hivarkhed - Akot - Akola.

The fort at Akola is also known as Asadgad. This fort was primarily fortified during the rule of Aurangzeb by Asad Khan in 1697.Hence the name Asadgad. This fort was dismantled and destroyed by the British during 1870

Not many things remain from the fort , only one of the entrance doors, one broken bastion with windows and 2-3 small bastions remain. The fort and its surrounding areas are in neglect now.

One of the entrance doors of Akola (Asadgad) fort

One of the surviving bastions on the fort


One of the other bastions of the fort


Beautiful carvings on the windows of one bastion on the fort

After seeing Akola fort we started for Balapur fort the next in the list. We had lunch in between and refreshed ourselves.