Shaniwar Wada (Pune)

India / Maharashtra / Pune
 museum, place with historical importance, fortification, 18th century construction, tourist attraction
Shaniwar Wada is a palace fort in the heart of Pune City, India.It is build by Shrimant Pahile Bajirao Peshwe in 1732. It was the seat of Peshwa rulers until 1818 when the Peshwas surrendered to British. In 1828 AD, an unexplained fire gutted the buildings in this palace complex. All that remains now, are their stone plinths and the perimeter fortification wall.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaniwar_Wada
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Coordinates:   18°31'9"N   73°51'19"E

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  • Shaniwar Wada is a historical, was Pehswa's Rajdhani. Remained monuments gives idea about old king culture. We get idea of richness of our old anicents. There is underground way to go to Parvati.
  • मराठा साम्राज्य चिरायु होवो
  • It is nice Historical Place.
  • once upon shaniwarwdda wasthe capital of india. tis is the site tells glory of grtatest marathi after raja shivaji PESHWA BAJIRAO I
  • It is a historical place, which depicts the strengh of the 'Peshwas'.... All has a sound and light show... a must watch.
  • SHANIWAR WADA ROCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • मराठ्यांनी या शनिवार वाड्यापासून अटकपर्यंत आपली सत्ता स्थापित केली होती. पण या मोठ्या साम्राज्याला कोण्या शत्रूने पराभूत केले नाही तर यांच्याच माणसांनी यांना आतून संपविले. त्यालाच हे लोक राजकारण म्हणतात. आता उरल्या फक्त आठवणी. असो... आपलीच माती आपलीच माणसं... दुसरं काय.. असं सगळं संपूर्ण मराट्यांच्या इतिहासात तुम्हाला पाहायला मिळेल....छत्रपती राजेसंभाजी यांना आपल्याच म्हणल्याजाणाऱ्या फितुरामुळे पकडले गेले. एका इंग्रज अधिकार्याने मराठ्यांबाबत लिहून ठेवले आहे की या जमातीला व्यापार कळत नाही. ही केवल प्रतिष्ठेसाठी आपलं सर्वस्व पणाला लावते. (प्रमोद महाजन संपले नसते. आणि शरद पवार पंतप्रधान झाले असते.)
  • it is historical place. i proud of this place. .........................
  • Shaan of Punvadi
  • Shaniwar Wada is very nice place !! because SW is history place !! YASH ??
  • the fire was set by the british i hate them
  • Shanivar vada has seen the prestige of peshwas during the reign of Bajirao I and nanasaheb, The dirty politics by raghoba dada during madhavrao I to Madhavrao II, The henious murder of Narayanrao Peshwa, The controversial suicide of Madhavrao II. Shaniwarwada witnessed the death sentence given fearlessly to Raghunathrao, by Ramshastri Prabhune and also the gory scene of Vithoji Holkar being trampled under an elephant, outside the Dilli Darwaza as per instructions of Bajirao Peshwa II. Really a mine of history. And people say still during some nights, the call "kaka, mala vachava" can be heard here.
  • here is historical place. here peshawa brings water from katraj lake underround.
  • bajirao you rockkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Shaniwar Wada is very nice place !! because SW is history place !! YASH ?? it is historical place. i proud of this place. .........................
  • Shanivarwada is very good place in Pune
  • bajirao was a very very great and brave minister (can be called king)
  • bajirao you rockkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • pune shan is shaniwarwada..and its my place..
  • it is very nice place.
  • shaniwar wada is one of the best "wada" created by peshwa baji rao.some people still known it as "fort"
  • We salute to this brave man Bajirao.Hope you come again.
  • marathyancha vaibhavshali itihas........
  • Jay Bhavani Jay Shivaji Raje Punha Janmala Yai
  • Jai Maharashtra
  • pune shniwar wada swanskrutik thewa japun thewava hi aamchiaathwan aahi
  • Nice yr. Tyakalche purvaj lucky ahe. Ekda bheta.
  • 5) Narayan Rao (b. 10 Aug. 1755 – d. 30 Aug. 1773) was the fifth Peshwa or ruler of the Maratha Empire from November 1772 till his death by murder in November 1773. Narayanrao was the third son of Peshwa Balaji Bajirao (or Nanasaheb) and Gopikabai. Narayanrao was born on 11 August 1755. His elder brother Vishwasrao had died in the Third Battle of Panipat and the second brother Madhavrao succeeded his father after his death. Narayanrao was made diwan of Peshwa from 1770. According to popular legend, Raghunathrao had sent a message to Sumer Singh Gardi to fetch Narayanrao using the Marathi word dharaa (धरा) or 'hold'(actual phase - Narayanrao la dhara). This message was intercepted by his wife Anandibai who changed a single letter to make it read as maaraa (मारा) or 'kill' . The miscommunication led to the Gardis to chase narayanrao, hearing them coming narayanrao started running towards his uncles residence screaming "Kaka! Mala Vachva!!" or "Uncle! Save me ! But nobody came to help him and then he was killed in the presence of his uncle, rumour has it that Narayanrao's body was hacked into so many pieces that they had to carry the pieces in a pot and then it was taken near the river and was cremated there at midnight. This act brought ill fame to the Peshwa administration, now being looked after by the minister Nana Phadnavis. The Chief Justice of the administration, Ram Shastri Prabhune was asked to conduct an investigation into the incident, and Raghunathrao, Anandibai and Sumer Singh Gardi were all prosecuted in absentia. Although Raghunathrao was acquitted, Anandibai was declared an offender and Sumer Singh Gardi the culprit. Sumer Singh Gardi died mysteriously at Patna in Bihar in 1775, and Anandibai performed Hindu rituals for washing of sins. The Narayan Peth area in Pune is named after Peshwa Narayanrao.
  • TWO PESHWAS DIED IN SHANIWAR WADA IN PUNE. SEE BELOW "THE BLACK SHAMEFUL HISTORY" OF SHANIWAR WADA AND PESHWAS: 1) ASSASSINS ATTACKED THE NARAYANRAO PESHWA AND HE RAN TO RAGHOBA CRYING "KAAKAA MALAA WAACHWAA" (UNCLE, SAVE ME). HIS CRY FELL ON DEAF EARS AND RAGHOBA STOOD BY AS HIS NEPHEW WAS KILLED. AFTER NARAYANRAO'S MURDER, RAGHOBA BECAME PESHWA. 2) PESHWA MADHAV RAO II JUMPED DOWN FROM THE HIGH WALLS OF THE SHANIWAR WADA IN PUNE. MADHAVRAO'S DEATH WAS SAID TO BE BY SUICIDE.
  • Is there any list available for the valuables recovered when British took over possession of Shaniwarwada in 1817 after the defeat of Bajirao Peshwa 2 nd in a battle near Pune, after which Bajirao could never return to Pune?
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