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
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
Entry Gate into Murud Janjira Fort. Accessible by ferry.
Malik Ambar was a military leader and statesman who served as the Peshwa of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate and its de facto ruler from 1600 until his death in 1626.
Murud-Janjira
…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 the construction of Janjira Fort in the Murud area of present-day Maharashtra India. After its construction in 1567 AD, the fort was…
Portrait of Malik Ambar by Mughal court artist in 1620
Malik Ambar and Murtaza Nizam Shah II
Malik Ambar's Tomb at Khuldabad in 2022