Mulher

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Mulher is a village in the Nashik District of Maharashtra, India.

Mulher means woman in Portuguese, who colonized India before the British Empire.

In ancient times, the village was located around the Mulher fort. Now, Mulher village is situated at foothills 2 km away from the fort. The village belongs to the period of Mahabharata, when it was known as Ratnapur. The King, Mayurdhwaj ruled this region, and the village was then named as Mayurpur. The fort was built by the Bagul dynasty, who ruled the region from 1308 to 1619 The region was named Bagulged because of the rule of Bagul dynasty, which afterwards came to be known as Baglan.

In 1638 Mughals invaded Baglan and conquered it, after which the fort was named as Aurangagad. This attack ended the prosperous Hindu rule in Baglan. Mulher had been the Capital of Baglan for all this time. In 1671, Marathas first attacked the Mulher fort, but the Killedar could repulse the attack. Then in February 1672, Marathas first captured Salher fort and then attacked the Mulher fort too. In this campaign, Shivaji Maharaj conquered the forts like Salher, Mulher etc. in the Maratha Kingdom. Afterwards, the fort of Mulher was again conquered by the Mughals.

A samadhi of Uddhav Maharaj is located in Mulher.