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Kandhar Fort

India

Heritage status
State Protected Monument
Location
Nanded district
Coordinates
18.9005°, 77.2014°
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Kandhar Fort in India
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Description

Kandhar Fort or Kandhar Khilla is a fort located in Kandhar, Nanded district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Its construction is attributed to the Rashtrakuta King Krishna III of Malkhed.

In 1631, the Mughal Empire army, commanded by Nasiri Khan, captured Kandhar fort after a siege of 19 days. The scene was painted by Payag for the Padshahnama.

Text adapted from “Kandhar Fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Kandhar Fort ranks #5,640 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #186 of the 223 mapped in India. See how India compares in the castle statistics.

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