Ahmednagar Fort
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Ahmednagar Fort is a historic 15th-century stronghold in Maharashtra, India, notable as a site of political imprisonment during British rule and for its association with leaders of the Indian independence movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahmednagar Fort canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fort
ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval Deccan fort architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Discovery of India ⓘ |
| builder | Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Ahmednagar district
ⓘ
Forts in Maharashtra ⓘ Indian independence movement sites ⓘ Prisons in India ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | early 16th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 15th century ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British Empire
ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Nizam Shahi dynasty ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| event | imprisonment of Congress Working Committee members in 1942 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastions
ⓘ
gateways ⓘ moat ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| historicalEra | medieval India ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ahmednagar ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Ahmednagar district ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Western India ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Maharashtra ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Sina River ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ahmednagar ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Ahmednagar ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Indian independence movement leaders
ⓘ
political imprisonment during British rule ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
ⓘ
surface form:
Abul Kalam Azad
Asaf Ali ⓘ Govind Ballabh Pant ⓘ Humayun Kabir ⓘ Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ Jayaprakash Narayan ⓘ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ⓘ
surface form:
Vallabhbhai Patel
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| significance |
important site in modern Indian political history
ⓘ
symbol of colonial-era political repression ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Ahmednagar ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ political prison ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.