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It was also known as Devagiri or Hill of the Gods. It gained fame as the place selected by Mohammad Tughlak also called Mad Sultan of Delhi who wanted to shift his capital here and renamed it as Daulatabad or City of Fortune. Mohammad Tughlak force-marched all his subjects but after 17 years marched them back to Delhi.
Thick walls spiked gates, steep graveled slide ways and a deep moat surround the fort. Chand Minar tower and Chini Mahal where the last king of Golconda was imprisoned for 13 years until his death are must see for tourists
Janjira Marine Fort
It was the strongest marine fort in all India, built by Abyssinians in 1511and is on island south of Alibagh. The majestic island fortress of Murud-Jangira was the 16th-century capital of the Siddis of Jangira, who were descendants of sailor & traders from the Horn of Africa.
It is one of Maharashtra's most commanding coastal forts. The fort's 12 metre high wall was impregnable to everyone, even Shivaji, the Marathas leader tried to conquer it by sea.
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