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A fine black stone mausoleum with a domed roof, within which glitter golden Quranic inscriptions, holds the tomb of Ahmed Nizam Shah, founder and 'faujdar' of Ahmednagar. One of the finest monuments in Ahmednagar, is just outside the western perimeter of the old city, near the Delhi Gate. The tomb is flanked by two other tombs. A stone monument nearby is said to be the tomb of Ghulam Ali, a royal elephant who distinguished himself in the battle of Talikot against the Raja of Vijaynagar in 1565, during the reign of the third Nizam Shah.
Built by Ahmed Nizam Shah in 1490, this is an oval-shaped fort, which features 18-m-high walls, supported by 22 bastions. One of the most well-designed and impregnable forts of India, the Ahmednagar Fort is under the control of the Indian military. The fort's defensive system comprises 24 citadels and a moat that is 30 m wide and 4-6 metres deep. There are two entrances to the fort, which can be reached only after one goes over the moat, through the suspension drawn bridges. After countless invasions, the Ahmednagar Fort has taken many blows and come out relatively unscathed. Control over the fort has changed hands many times, starting from the time of Mughal rule. It has been used as a royal prison a number of times. Famously, the entire Congress Working Committee was detained at the Ahmednagar Fort during the Quit India Movement of 1942. Some rooms in the fort have been converted into a museum. You can see the Leaders room, where Nehru and the other national leaders were imprisoned and where India's first prime minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, wrote his book, The Discovery of India, while being detained.
10 km east of the city, on a hill 215-245 m (700-800 feet) above the city level and on the left of the Ahmednagar-Shevgaon road stands the tomb of the Nizamshahi Minister, Salabat Khan II, commonly (and mistakenly) known as Chand Bibi's Mahal. It is an octagonal dome surrounded by a three-storeyed veranda. From the summit a fine view can be obtained of the surrounding countryside. Salabat Khan II, the famous minister of the fourth Nizam shah, Murtaza who ascended the throne in 1565. A great statesman, Salabat Khan was appointed minister in 1579, after the half-mad Murtaza put to death his regent, Changiz Khan, in a fit of suspicion and rage. Salabat Khan was respected and loved by the people of Ahmednagar.
The museum has a rich collection of tanks used during different periods.