WSR 1 day Trek to "MAHULI FORT" on 07th February 2016 Brief Introduction about Mahuli: - Height: 2785 ft Grade: Medium … Time: 2.5 hrs from Mahuli, Base Village Location: Asangaon, Thane District Trek Lead: Ankita Shinde / Deepak / Sahib Saluja History: – The creator of this fort is unknown. In 1485 this place came under rule Nijamshahi dynasty. When Shahaji Raje became the secretary of Nijamshahi, Mughals of Delhi tried to end Nijamshahi. In 1635-36, Shahaji Raje transferred himself with Jijabai and Shivaji to Mahuli. When Khan Jaman attacked the fort, Shahaji asked Portuguese for help, who refused and Shahaji surrendered. Shivaji took this fort from Mughals on 8 Jan 1658. In 1661 it was given back and was won again by Shivaji. In treaty of Purandar, in 1665, Marathas lost these forts again. In Feb 1670, Shivaji Maharaj tried to conquer Mahuli, but failed bcoz of an alert Manohardas Gaud, who was in charge of the fort. Thosand of Marathas were killed. Manohardas Gaud soon gave up his position and Alveerdi Beg took over. On 16 June 1670, afer two months, Moropant Pingle conqured the forts and Mahuli, Bhandargad and Palasgad became part Swarajya. Till 1817, Shivaji's dynasty owned the fort and later by Britishers. Fascinating Spot: - Kalyan Mahadarwaja, Dens, Temple Journey Details: - Sunday 07th February 2016 Itinerary for the Trek is as given below: Note: Members are requested to take return ticket till Asangaon by their own. Board the second last compartment from your respective stations The train scheduled @ 06:16 am from CST that will drop us at Asangaon around 08:09 am. This is a slow train… Please be sure about the timing… Following is timing where train halts… 06:08 am: – CST 06:16 am: – Bycualla 06:26 am: – Dadar 06:36 am: – Kurla 06:42 am: – Ghatkopar 07:03 am: – Thane 07:25 am: – Dombivli 07:34 am: – Kalyan 08:09 am: – Asangaon Just Check that if u miss the train… u miss the trek with us… Please do not forget to...
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