| Laling killa | |
|---|---|
| Laling,Dhule | |
 Laling fort seen from a distance | |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Govt. of India |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | dilapidated |
| Location | |
  Laling killa Shown withinMaharashtra | |
| Coordinates | 20°48′43″N74°44′22″E / 20.812°N 74.7395°E /20.812; 74.7395 |
| Site history | |
| Materials | Stone, Lime and Lead |
| Events | Massacre of Asa Ahir by Nasir Khan |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Ahirs,Faruqis,Holkars,British |
Laling Killa (Marathi:लळिंग किल्ला) is a small fort (killa) situated in the present dayDhule district ofMaharashtra state inIndia. The fort is situated on top of Laling hill about 9.65 km (6.00 mi) south ofDhule city. It was one of the important forts in theKhandesh region during the time of the Faruqi Kings.[1]
It is a place of considerable antiquity and the fort is supposed to have been built during the reign of the first of the Faruqi Kings. The fact that this fort and not that ofThalner was granted by Malik Raja (1370-1399) to his eldest son would show that Laling was his chief fort. It was in this fort that Nasir Khan and his son Miran Adil Khan were besieged in 1437 by theBahamani general till they were relieved by an army advancing fromGujarat. Early in the seventeenth century it is mentioned more than once in connection with the movements of theMughal troop'sDeccan campaigns [Ellior, VII, 35, 102.]. In 1862, the fort is described, as strongly situated with very few defences left. This fort was on the historicalSurat-Burhanpur commercial road.
Around the fort is a small village called as Laling village with 1,549 inhabitants in 1961. Laling has, besides the fort, twoHemadpanthi temples in dilapidated condition. There is also a minedhemadpanti well. Presently the fort is in a ruined and collapsed state. It offers a panoramic view of Dhule city. There is a Lilitamata temple at the top of the Fort. There are several rock cut water cisterns on the fort. The escape gate is on the southern side of the fort which leads to a semicircular dam with achatri nearby.[2]
The Laling Area is part ofDhule city, and it is located 16 km Western from the Dhule CBS on a busy Mumbai-Agra NH3 Highway. The path from the old hemadpanti temple in the base village leads to the fort. Recently steps are constructed to reach Laling fort.
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