A B S T R A C T Janjira - The Undefeated Fort Janjira Fort is situated on the Murud beach in the Arabian sea along the Konkan coast line. Murud is the nearest town to the fort which is located at about 165 kms from Mumbai. You need to... more
A B S T R A C T Janjira - The Undefeated Fort Janjira Fort is situated on the Murud beach in the Arabian sea along the Konkan coast line. Murud is the nearest town to the fort which is located at about 165 kms from Mumbai. You need to drive on the NH17 till Pen & then proceed towards Murud via Alibaug and Revdanda. The Rajapuri jetty is from where sail boats sail to the fort entrance. The road from murud town to janjira fort takes you a top a small hill from where you get the first glimpse of this amazing fort. Once you decent this hill, you reach Rajapuri jetty which is a small fishermen village. The sail boats take you from the jetty to the main door of the fort . One unique feature of this fort is that the entrance is not easily visible from a distance and can only be identified, once you go nearer to the walls of the fort. This was a strategy due to which Janjira was never conquered as the enemy would just keep on wondering about the entrance of the fort. The walls of the fort have become abraded due to harsh waves crashing on its surface for over so many centuries. The remains of the palaces and courts in the fort are not well-maintained as it should have been. The Balekilla or the main complex of the fort is strategically located at a higher altitude right at the center of the fort so that it remains safe from the attack from any of the directions. The Lake in this island fort is surprisingly a fresh water source in middle of the sea. About 2 kms in north-west direction, you can also see another island fort, 'Padmadurg' which was constructed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj inorder to conquer Janjira but his effort did not yield any fruitful result. This is a must visit place for all who adore History. Janjira Fort still stands tall among the violent waves of the Arabian Sea, roaring about its glorious past.
Sea forts are tricky to construct and design. This paper examines the nuances of the architecture of SEA FORTS with reference to 1 of the 500 forts built by Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha Warrior from India -which was a Sea Fort.
With more than 100 unique illustrations(Maps at article end) INTRODUCTION Forts and Its Features Famous for its architecture, painting, language, and literature numerous structures were constructed in different architectural styles in... more
With more than 100 unique illustrations(Maps at article end) INTRODUCTION Forts and Its Features Famous for its architecture, painting, language, and literature numerous structures were constructed in different architectural styles in India. First were the forts, palaces, and gateways which were constructed for safety and protection. The second were temples, mosques, gardens, etc. for purpose of divine proximity The structures were of two kinds. This paper deals with the technical aspects of building a fort on the sea as was the case of JANJIRA
JANJIRA FORT in Murud India-Siddhi Military Architecture of the African Diaspora in India-Comparative and technical aspects With more than 100 unique illustrations Famous for its architecture, painting, language, and literature numerous... more
JANJIRA FORT in Murud India-Siddhi Military Architecture of the African Diaspora in India-Comparative and technical aspects
With more than 100 unique illustrations Famous for its architecture, painting, language, and literature numerous structures were constructed in different architectural styles in India. First were the forts, palaces, and gateways which were constructed for safety and protection. This paper examines the SEA FORT Janjira in Murud built by the Siddhi( African Diaspora) General and examines it nuances and architectural details
