Dahrur

Dahrur, or Dharur, is a fortified town on a ridge in the Deccan. Deep ravines protect the fort on several sides, while walls and a moat defend the approach from the town. Its position and supplies made it a strong refuge during the wars of the Deccan sultanates. The historian Abdul Hamid Lahori described it as a fortress renowned for its strength and munitions.

In 1567 Kishwar Khan Lari, a commander of Ali Adil Shah of Bijapur, rebuilt the fort after defeating an Ahmadnagar army. Two years later Murtaza Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar captured it and renamed it Fathabad. During the Mughal invasion, Nizam Shahi forces withdrew to Dharur, but the fort fell to the Mughals in 1630–31. A mint operated there under subsequent Mughal rulers. It later passed into the territories of the Nizam of Hyderabad and remained a valuable fortified place in the contests of the eighteenth century.