 Murud Janjira Fort | |
  Murud-Janjira Location in Maharashtra, India  Murud-Janjira Murud-Janjira (Maharashtra) | |
| Location | Raigad district, Maharashtra, India |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 18°17′59″N 72°57′52″E / 18.299589°N 72.964425°E |
| Type | Fortress |
Murud-Janjira () is the local name of a famous fort and tourist spot situated on an island just off the coastal town of Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India.[1] Malik Ambar is credited with the construction of the Janjira Fort in the Murud Area of present-day Maharashtra India.[2] After its construction in 1567 AD, the fort was key to the Sidis withstanding various invasion attempts by the Marathas, Mughals, and Portuguese to capture Janjira.[3]
- ^ Hoiberg, Dale; Indu Ramchandani (2000). Students' Britannica India. Popular Prakashan. p. 403. ISBN 0-85229-762-9. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ Sohoni, Pushkar (2020). The Fort of Janjira. Greensboro, NC; Ahmedabad: University of North Carolina Ethiopian and East African Studies Project; Ahmedabad Sidi Heritage and Educational Center. pp. 167–183.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Kainthla, Anita (August 2011). "The Invincible Fort of Murud Janjira". India Currents. 25 (5): 56–57 – via ProQuest.