Trekking Experiences!: Mahur fort

Fort: Mahur
Location : Mahur , Nanded district.
Type: Hill fort
Route (s) :
Jintur - Aundha Nagnath - Hingoli - Pusad - Mahur (80 kms)
Pune - Latur - Nanded - Mahur (450 kms)

After Jintur fort , we started for Mahur fort. This fort is located in Nanded district and is a hill fort. This fort is located directly opposite the hill where the Renuka Mata temple is located in Mahur. We need to climb about 20 mins to get to the top of the fort. Most of the bastions and walls are intact and the views are good. On top there are no notable structures except the main door , walls and bastion and a Kali temple which is famous and people visit. Apart from that the top of the fort is covered in thick vegetation and its difficult to go around there. There is a water tank supposedly on top but as the weather was so cloudy we could not find it. The views from the top are good and we experienced cloudy weather making the atmosphere more cool.

History ( from : http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/MTDC/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/TouristDelight/Forts/Forts.aspx?strpage=MahurFort.html) Being situated on the main route from the north to the Deccan, Mahur has a long history. There is evidence to show that Mahur, ancient Matapur, was an important place at the time of the Satavahanas and the Rashtrakutas. The Renuka temple on an adjoining hill was built by the Yadavas. After remaining with the Gond rulers for sometime, Mahur passed on to the Bahamanis in the 15th century and was made a Suba. In the 16th century, Mahur, being strategically placed at their centre, faced a lot of fire from the infighting between the Nizamshahi, Adilshahi and Imadshahi rulers. Then in the early 17th century, Mahur became a part of the Mughal Empire and came to be ruled by their Subedars. When Shahjahan rebelled against his father Jahangir, he took refuge in the Mahur fort along with his wife and children, including 6 years old Aurangzeb.

Hill of Mahur fort , shrouded in clouds