Janjira fort, Murud Janjira total info in Hindi || Kondaji Farjand Janjira History

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Janjira fort: To the south of Murud approx at a distance 5 k.m. on an oval shaped island is the impregnable janjira fort located at the creek of Rajpuri. It is approached by sail boats from near by Rajpuri Jetty.
The fort was originally built of wooden structure called killa madhekot by a local fisherman cheiftain Rama Patil to protect his people from pirates. Nizamshah felt threatened by his fearlessness and send his siddi commanders Piramkhan and a troop of 3 ships to capture the fort in the year 1527. Burkhankhan a successor of Piramkhan demolished the wooden structure and built an impregnable stone fort in between 1567 and 1571. It was then called as "Jazeere Mahroob".
Kalalbangdi (18 feet), Landa kasam, chavri are considered as one of a kind cannons found in India. The fort has 19 bastions which are still intact, each containing cannons of native and European make. Also has a room for ammunation. Though the fort is now in ruins, during its heyday it used to be a full-fledged living fort with necessary facilities, e.g. Siddhi Surul Khan's palace and Begum Haveli (Shish Mahal which was demolished in the Soiddis reign). Mosques, quarters for officers fresh water tank, ponds etc.

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