Murud Janjira
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Murud is a village in Raigad district. It is just 45 Km from Alibagh. The place
has coconut and betel nut trees and has a nice and prosperous sea shore. Murud
is also on the seashore and there are many businesses dependent on sea. Murud
is famous for the fort of Janjira. As one reaches Murud, he can see the stately
mansion built by the Siddhi Nawab of Murud-Janjira. In the 15th century the Rajpuri
village was inhabited by fisher folk and the Nizams ruled the entire shoreline.
There are regular buses plying between pune and Murud via Satara. Roha is the
nearest rail head. Mumbai is 165km by road. There is also ferry from Mumbai to
Rewas. The buses ply between Alibagh and Murud .
Tourism with a DifferenceMurud offers beach tourism. There are motels and resorts which offer services at a nominal rates. Murud is famous for, the impregnable fort of Janjira situated deep in the sea. The historically renowned capital of the Siddhis of Janjira, Murud is more popular today as a picturesque beach resort. The history is that the fisherfolk sought permission from the Nizam's Thanedar and built a wooden fort (Medhekot) on a huge rock in the sea near Rajapuri. When the headman of the fisherfolk- Rampatil, later started asserting his independence and refused to listen to the Nizam's Thanedar, the Nizam sent one of his commanders, Piramkhan to conquer the fort. Piramkhan was succeeded by Burhankhan who demolished the wooden Medhekot and constructed a stone fort sometime between 1567 and 1571. He named it Mehroob. Siddhi Ambarsatak, the forefather of the Nawab of Janjira, was nominated as the commander of Mehroob.
Shivaji Maharaja made six unsuccessful attempts to conquer this fort. Later Sambhaji and even the Peshwas tried to conquer Mehroob, but in vain. The fort Janjira thus remained unconquered and labeled as impregnable.Forms Of Tourist Attraction In Murud – JanjiraThe place of attraction in Murud is the fort Janjira. It is splendid fort. Though it is in ruins, one can still see the majestic canons, which reminds of the ships it must have destroyed in wars. The caves of Janjira are also another attraction in Murud.
Tourism with a DifferenceMurud offers beach tourism. There are motels and resorts which offer services at a nominal rates. Murud is famous for, the impregnable fort of Janjira situated deep in the sea. The historically renowned capital of the Siddhis of Janjira, Murud is more popular today as a picturesque beach resort. The history is that the fisherfolk sought permission from the Nizam's Thanedar and built a wooden fort (Medhekot) on a huge rock in the sea near Rajapuri. When the headman of the fisherfolk- Rampatil, later started asserting his independence and refused to listen to the Nizam's Thanedar, the Nizam sent one of his commanders, Piramkhan to conquer the fort. Piramkhan was succeeded by Burhankhan who demolished the wooden Medhekot and constructed a stone fort sometime between 1567 and 1571. He named it Mehroob. Siddhi Ambarsatak, the forefather of the Nawab of Janjira, was nominated as the commander of Mehroob.
Shivaji Maharaja made six unsuccessful attempts to conquer this fort. Later Sambhaji and even the Peshwas tried to conquer Mehroob, but in vain. The fort Janjira thus remained unconquered and labeled as impregnable.Forms Of Tourist Attraction In Murud – JanjiraThe place of attraction in Murud is the fort Janjira. It is splendid fort. Though it is in ruins, one can still see the majestic canons, which reminds of the ships it must have destroyed in wars. The caves of Janjira are also another attraction in Murud.
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