Dahanu Fort (Dahanu)

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  santosh h mhatre (guest)

  i am very glad to see my village on the net

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  percy jamshedwala (guest)

  Dahanu’s historical significance can be traced back to 16th century AD. When the Portuguese had firmly established their dominion on the west coast of India between Daman and Karanja. In January 1739, the Marathas captured the fort of Dahanu, under the leadership of Chimaji Rao Appa. Then around 1817 AD, Dahanu was passed into the hands of the British under the ‘Treaty of Bassein’ with the Peshwas of Pune. The Dahanu fort has been once described as “The fort, on the north bank of the river at a little distance from its mouth, is of cut-stones and well built. In 1818 the walls, which averaged 38 feet high and 10 feet thick, were in excellent condition, defended by four casemated towers with ruined terraces.” Today, the fort houses the Tehsildar's office, a police chowky, a watch tower outpost in one of the bastions, a local jail, a custom's office and a few residential quarters for the police. There is a well within the fort premises, which has been covered up. Courtesy: http://www.dahanu.com (percy jamshedwala)

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