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{{Infobox Military Structure
{{Infobox Military Structure
|name = Malang Gad
|name = Malanggad
|native_name = Malang Gad
|native_name = Malanggad
|partof = Matheran Hill Range
|partof = Matheran Hill Range
|location = [[Thane district]], [[Maharashtra]]
|location = [[Thane district]], [[Maharashtra]]
|image = [[File:Malang Fort1.jpg|300px]]
|image = [[File:Malang Fort1.jpg|300px]]
|caption = Malang Gad
|caption = Malanggad
|map_type=India Maharashtra
|map_type=India Maharashtra
|map_size = 300
|map_size = 300
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|open_to_public = Yes
|open_to_public = Yes
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'''Malang gad''' is a hill fort located in the Matheran Hill Range, [[Thane District]], [[Maharashtra]].
'''Malanggad''' is a hill fort located in the Matheran Hill Range, [[Thane District]], [[Maharashtra]].


== History ==
== History ==
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[[Image:Malanggad machi.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Malanggad bastion of the middle level]]
[[Image:Malanggad machi.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Malanggad bastion of the middle level]]


Malanggad is built on three levels. The lowest level is a plateau which is 1000 feet broad and 2500 feet long on which stands the [[Dargah]] of a [[Sufi]] saint - Haji Malang.<ref>{{Cite book|last=S. N|first=Chanda|url=|title=Saints in Indian folklore : tales of saints known in various parts of India|date=1998|publisher=Konark Publishers|isbn=|oclc=}}</ref> At the other end of the plateau is the Panchi Pir which lies almost at the edge of the rock and is named after the five pirs who accompanied Shree Malang Gad.<ref name="thesis">{{cite book|last=Kantak|first=M.R.|title=The First Anglo-Maratha War, 1774-1783|publisher=Popular Prakashan|date=1993|pages=99|isbn=81-7154-696-X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdXnVOKKkssC&q=yeshwant+gad&pg=PA118|access-date=2009-03-16}}</ref> This plateau is called Pir Machi.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Naravane|first=M. S.|url=|title=Battles of the honourable East India Company : making of the Raj|isbn=|oclc=}}</ref>
Malanggad is built on three levels. The lowest level is a plateau which is 1000 feet broad and 2500 feet long. At the other end of the plateau is the Panchi Pir which lies almost at the edge of the rock and is named after the five pirs who accompanied Malanggad.<ref name="thesis">{{cite book|last=Kantak|first=M.R.|title=The First Anglo-Maratha War, 1774-1783|publisher=Popular Prakashan|date=1993|pages=99|isbn=81-7154-696-X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdXnVOKKkssC&q=yeshwant+gad&pg=PA118|access-date=2009-03-16}}</ref> This plateau is called Pir Machi.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Naravane|first=M. S.|url=|title=Battles of the honourable East India Company : making of the Raj|isbn=|oclc=}}</ref>


The next higher level is called the Sone Machi as it is the lower part of the fort. This is a projection of rock that is 70 feet broad and 100 feet long. It is shaped like an elephant trunk.<ref name="thesis" />
The next higher level is called the Sone Machi as it is the lower part of the fort. This is a projection of rock that is 70 feet broad and 100 feet long. It is shaped like an elephant trunk.<ref name="thesis" />


Malang Gad is different from other forts in Maharashtra. Whereas other forts have several gates and multiple watchtowers, the art of the main gate itself. With a wall with no [[machicolations]] to fire at the enemy and no fortifications, Shree Malang Gad is one of the few forts to depend completely on natural aspects of the hill to defend itself.<ref name="thesis" />
Malanggad is different from other forts in Maharashtra. Whereas other forts have several gates and multiple watchtowers, the art of the main gate itself. With a wall with no [[machicolations]] to fire at the enemy and no fortifications, Malanggad is one of the few forts to depend completely on natural aspects of the hill to defend itself.<ref name="thesis" />

== Further reading ==
*[http://www.shattariyah.blogspot.com/p/haji-malang.html Haji Malang]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 07:40, 22 June 2022

Malanggad
Malanggad
Part of Matheran Hill Range
Thane district, Maharashtra
Malanggad
Malanggad is located in Maharashtra
Malanggad
Malanggad
Coordinates19°06′36.2″N 73°10′41.5″E / 19.110056°N 73.178194°E / 19.110056; 73.178194
TypeHill fort
Height3200 Ft.
Site information
OwnerGovernment of India
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionRuins
Site history
MaterialsStone

Malanggad is a hill fort located in the Matheran Hill Range, Thane District, Maharashtra.

History

Malanggad was built by the King Naladev of the Maurya Dynasty in the seventh century. [1]The fort was initially captured by the Marathas in the 17th century and was later conquered over by the British.

Nearby Kalyan East 15 km, the reinforcements arrived in early October as Colonel Hartley and Captain Jameson and their troops advanced on Malanggad and finally defeated the Marathas.[1][2]

Major features

Malanggad bastion of the middle level

Malanggad is built on three levels. The lowest level is a plateau which is 1000 feet broad and 2500 feet long. At the other end of the plateau is the Panchi Pir which lies almost at the edge of the rock and is named after the five pirs who accompanied Malanggad.[1] This plateau is called Pir Machi.[3]

The next higher level is called the Sone Machi as it is the lower part of the fort. This is a projection of rock that is 70 feet broad and 100 feet long. It is shaped like an elephant trunk.[1]

Malanggad is different from other forts in Maharashtra. Whereas other forts have several gates and multiple watchtowers, the art of the main gate itself. With a wall with no machicolations to fire at the enemy and no fortifications, Malanggad is one of the few forts to depend completely on natural aspects of the hill to defend itself.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kantak, M.R. (1993). The First Anglo-Maratha War, 1774-1783. Popular Prakashan. p. 99. ISBN 81-7154-696-X. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  2. ^ Gazetteers Department. "Places of Interest". Government of India. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  3. ^ Naravane, M. S. Battles of the honourable East India Company : making of the Raj.