This fort was built by Yadav king Raja Singhan in the 13th century. In that period, this fort was completely destroyed in the war. The history of this fort is not very long and it's middle history almost vanished in that period. In history that mentioned (In Moghal period it was also known as Asadnagar) Yuvraj Sambhaji Maharaj along with 26 others was captured by Mukarrab Khan from

Sangameshwar Sangameshwar Taluka is a taluka in Ratnagiri subdivision of Ratnagiri district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The headquarters for the taluka is the town of Devrukh. In Sangameshwar the two rivers Sonavi and Shastri flow together. The mea ...

and brought to this fort The fort was ruled by Bahamani, Adilshahi, Mughals, and Maratha.During mughal period, fort Bahadurgarh and this fort are used to rule by Aurangazebs subhedar Bahadur Khan of Deccan.later it is mentioned that Ranmastkhan become the killedar. In 1679, Diler khan and Sambhaji Maharaj lived for 4 months. Aurangzeb stayed in this fort from 14 December 1688 to 15 February 1689. In that period, Maharashtra Gazetteer that changed to asadpur for celebrating happiness when he came to know that were Chatrapati Sambhaji maharaj was captured by Mukkarrabkhan at Sangmeshwar. History also mentions that 2'nd Bajirao Peshava were lived for three month's after British overthrew the peshava. Apart from this, it is also recorded that, the British governor lord Dulhousie also stayed here for some time. Akluj Fort ( ) is a fort located 115 km from

Solapur Solapur () is a city located in the south-western region of the States and Territories of India, Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore ...

, in Solapur district, of

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. This fort is an important fort in Solapur district. The fort restoration is done by the Shree Dinkarrao Thopte and Avinash Thopte with the help of local people. The fort is now also called Shivshrushti.

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The history is mentioned under the

Akluj Akluj is a town on the banks of Nira in Solapur district, Maharashtra, India. Akluj was earlier known for its large trade in cotton, which has almost disappeared at present. It is on the bank of River Nira. The town and surrounding area is agr ...

Town. Sambhaji Maharaj along with 26 others was captured by Mukarrab Khan from

and brought to this fort

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The nearest town is

. The Fort is open to the public from 10 am to 6 pm. It is located on the banks of the river Nira. Nearest Airport is Pune at 170 Km (approx).

Places to see

Inside the fort are various idols made from fibre depicting life of

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. It takes about an hour to visit all places on the fort. This is one of the well maintained fort in Maharashtra.

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