Ahmednagar Fort

Ahmednagar fort
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
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Coordinates	19°05′41.3″N 74°45′19.7″E / 19.094806°N 74.755472°E / 19.094806; 74.755472
Type	Land fort
Site information
Owner	Indian Military
Controlled by	Ahmadnagar Sultanate (1562-1600) Mughal Empire (1600-1724)  Hyderabad (1724-1759)  Maratha Confederacy (1759-1803)  United Kingdom East India Company (1803-1857) India (1857-1947)  India (1947-)
Open to the public	daily 10am to 5pm
Condition	Good
Site history
Materials	Stone, mud, clay, cement
Demolished	yes
Battles/wars	Siege of Ahmednagar
Garrison information
Past commanders	Chand Bibi, Aurangzeb
Occupants	Nana Phadanvis, Jawaharlal Nehru, Abul Kalam Azad, Sardar Patel

The Ahmednagar Fort (Ahmadnagar Qilaa) is a fort located close to the Bhingar Nala near Ahmednagar in^[1] 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 the Indian Army.