Paranda Fort

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Paranda Fort is situated in Paranda, a small town in the Osmanabad district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is protected monument by the Archaeological Survey Of India. The fort may have been constructed in the 15th century by Mahmud Gawan or by Murtaza Nizam Shah II in the early 1600s. Paranda has great historical value and finde mention in Honnati inscription of Baka 1045 and also later a few of the Kalyan Chalukyan an copper plates. As well as in Yadava epigraphs, as Pallyanda Pratyandaka. The fort is attraction in this Paranda town and is known to have been built by Mahmud Gawan, the Peshwa of Muhammad Shah III Lashkari.

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Location: 18.2701, 75.4532, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Paranda Fort
    15th-century Indian fort
  • Parenda
Mahadarwaza of Paranda fortMahadarwaza of Paranda fort
Bastion of Paranda fortBastion of Paranda fort
Bastion of Paranda fort - IIBastion of Paranda fort - II
Wood and metal door at Paranda fortWood and metal door at Paranda fort
Moat and double fortification build to protect the Paranda fortMoat and double fortification build to protect the Paranda fort
Entrance complex of Paranda fortEntrance complex of Paranda fort
Sacred monument at Paranda fortSacred monument at Paranda fort
First door of Paranda fortFirst door of Paranda fort
Structure of Paranda fortStructure of Paranda fort
Construction inside fortConstruction inside fort
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitefortParanda Fortfort, military baseWikidata
    sitefortParendafortress, hamletWikidata
    commonsimageMahadarwaza of Paranda fort Commons
    commonsimageBastion of Paranda fort Commons
    commonsimageBastion of Paranda fort - II Commons
    commonsimageWood and metal door at Paranda fort Commons
    commonsimageMoat and double fortification build to protect the Paranda fort Commons
    commonsimageEntrance complex of Paranda fort Commons
    commonsimageSacred monument at Paranda fort Commons
    commonsimageFirst door of Paranda fort Commons
    commonsimageStructure of Paranda fort Commons
    commonsimageConstruction inside fort Commons