Back قلعة احمدنجار ARZ Ahmednagar-Fort German अहमदनगर किला HI アフマドナガル城 Japanese അഹമ്മദ്നഗർ കോട്ട Malayalam अहमदनगर किल्ला MR
| Ahmednagar fort | |
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| Ahmednagar, Maharashtra | |
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  Ahmednagar fort  Ahmednagar fort | |
| Coordinates | 19°05′41.3″N 74°45′19.7″E / 19.094806°N 74.755472°E |
| Type | Land fort |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Indian Military |
| Controlled by | Ahmadnagar Sultanate (1562-1600) Mughal Empire (1600-1724) Hyderabad (1724-1759) Maratha Confederacy (1759-1803) United Kingdom
 India (1947-) |
| Open to the public | daily 10am to 5pm |
| Condition | Good |
| Site history | |
| Materials | Stone, mud, clay, cement |
| Demolished | yes |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Ahmednagar |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Chand Bibi, Aurangzeb |
| Occupants | Nana Phadanvis, Jawaharlal Nehru, Abul Kalam Azad, Sardar Patel |
The Ahmednagar Fort (Ahmadnagar Qilaa) is a fort located close to the Bhingar Nala near Ahmednagar in[1] Maharashtra state western India. It was the headquarters of the Ahmednagar Sultanate. In 1803, it was taken by the British during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. It was used as a prison during the British Raj. Currently, the fort is under the administration of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army.
- ^ In some older references Fort of Ahmednuggur