It is now used to house a school, several government offices and a boys' hostel. Thus, Jijabai became the acting regent during the time that her adopted son was a minor. The mausoleums were covered with rubble till 1941 and till 1999 had not undergone any restoration work. Kondaji knew that capturing the fort in direct open land attack was impossible. He died at Panhala fort and a mausoleum was erected here for him and his wife. A biopic, this film is about Kondaji Farzand, Tanaji Malusare’s disciple and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's brave soldier, who along with 60 great warriors, captured the Panhala fort from the reigns of the Adilshahi empire. ", D. Y. Patil College of Engineering and Technology, R.C.S.M. It covers an area of 950 sq m and is 10.5 m high. He returned to Panhala, however, on 4 December 1679 to reconcile with his father[10] just before his father's death on 4 April 1680.

There are recesses in the wall so that soldiers can be permanently stationed. Panhala fort, is located in Panhala, 20 kilometres northwest of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India. [23] Rice, nachni and warai were the major provisions stored. It is strategically located looking over a pass in the Sahyadri mountain range which was a major trade route from Bijapur in the interior of Maharashtra to the coastal areas. Farzand follows the story of warrior Kondaji Farzand, who along with 60 warriors defeated 2500 soldiers of the enemy to win the Panhala fort in just three and half hours in 1673. This led to another long siege in which Rajaram escaped disguised as a beggar to Gingee Fort,[12] leaving his 14-year-old wife Tarabai in Panhala. Mahmud Gawan, an influential prime minister, encamped here during the rainy season of 1469. [3] A shrine to the Teli's daughter-in-law (Gangubai) was subsequently erected and it is still a pilgrimage site for the people of the Teli community.[14]. Shortly after, in 1709, Tarabai again took Panhala, established a separate state (Kolhapur [citation needed]. [11] [7][8] The fort went to Adil Shah. At the height of Shivaji's power in 1678, Panhala housed 15,000 horses and 20,000 soldiers. Here, the queen regent of Kolhapur, Tarabai, spent her formative years. (See later section), Whenever an army besieged a fort, their first action was to poison the main water source of the fort. [24], This was an additional granary next to the three granaries that constituted the Amberkhana. In 1376 inscriptions record the settlement of Nabhapur to the south-east of the fort. His widow Jijabai adopted the son of a Sahaji Bhonsle of Kanvat. There are several monuments at the fort which are considered notable by the Archaeological Survey of India. Farzand Marathi Movie Poster/Photos : Farzand Marathi Movie Teaser/Trailer : For more such videos subscribe. [17] This fort is built on the Sahyadris, rising more than 400 m (1,312 ft) above its surrounding plain.

Some of the older bastions also have the lotus motif of Bhoja II. Farzand follows the story of warrior Kondaji Farzand, who along with 60 warriors defeated 2500 soldiers of the enemy to win the Panhala fort in just three and half hours in 1673. [13] In 1705, Tarabai asserted her autonomy by founding an independent dynasty in the name of her son Shivaji II and ruling it as regent with Panhala as her headquarters. In 1701 Panhala finally surrendered to Aurangzeb, who came for it in person. They enabled Shivaji to withstand a 5-month siege by Siddhi Johar. It has sixteen bays each with its own flat vault with a hole on top through which grain used to be passed. Sajja Kothi is a one-storey structure built by Ibrahim Adil Shah in 1500 CE. [3], It was an outpost of the Bahamanis of Bidar. Rajaram by his second wife Rajasbai succeeded to the throne. A copper plate found in Satara shows that Raja Bhoja held court at Panhala from 1191–1192 CE. [19] Stairs on both sides lead the top of the buildings. Hence an alternate method was inevitable. [citation needed], The Rajdindi bastion was one of the hidden exits of the fort to be used in times of an emergency. The mausoleum of Jijabai lies opposite to that of her husband, Sambhaji II.