Janjira State
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Janjira State was a princely state in India during the British Raj. It was governed by the Siddi Khan dynasty of Habesha African descent and the state was under the suzerainty of the Bombay Presidency
Janjira State, 1896
View of Janjira Fort
Janjira State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Murud-Janjira
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Murud-Janjira is the local name of a fort and tourist attraction situated on an island just off the coastal town of Murud, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. Malik Ambar is credited with th
Janjira State
…coast in the present-day Raigad district of Maharashtra. The state included the towns of Murud and Shrivardhan, as well as the fortified island of Murud-Janjira, just off the coastal village of Murud, which was the capital and the residence of the rulers. The state had an area of 839 km2, not counting Jafarabad…
Fort Murud-Janjira paintings from the 17th century in the Mughal
Kalaal Baangadi, the third largest cannon in India at Janjira Fort, weighing over 22 tons
Janjira from the outside
Entry Gate into Murud Janjira Fort. Accessible by ferry.