Dharangaon

Dharangaon was a flourishing market town of Khandesh, known for its cloth and handmade paper. Around 1600 Abu'l-Fazl recorded the fabrics called sirisas and birus among its manufactures. The English established a trading factory here in 1674, drawn to the commerce of the region. The following year Shivaji's forces plundered Dharangaon, and in 1679 they returned with the Raja of Berar to raid the town again.