असीरगढ़

thumb|250px|asiragadh qila asiragadh qila burahanapur se lagabhag 20 kimi. ki doori par uttar disha mean satapu da paha diyoan ke shikhar par samudr satah se 750 fut ki ooanchaee par sthit hai. yah qila aj bhi apane vaibhavashali atit ki gunagatha ka gan mukt kanth se kar raha hai. isaki tatkalin aparajeyata svayan siddh hoti hai. isaki ganana vishv vikhyat un gine chune qiloan mean hoti hai, jo durbhed aur ajey, mane jate the.

itihas

itihasakaroan ne isaka 'bab-e-dakkhan' (dakshin dvar) aur 'kalod-e-dakkhan' (dakshin ki kuanji) ke nam se ullekh kiya hai, kyoanki is qile par vijay prapt karane ke pashchath dakshin ka dvar khul jata tha, aur vijeta ka sampoorn khanadesh kshetr par adhipaty sthapit ho jata tha. is qile ki sthapana kab aur kisane ki yah vishvas se nahian kaha ja sakata. itihasakar spasht evan sahi ray rakhane mean vivash rahe haian. kuchh itihasakar is qile ka mahabharat ke vir yoddha guru dronachary ke putr ashvatthama ki amaratv ki gatha se sanbandhit karate hue unaki pooja sthali batate haian. burahanapur ke 'gupteshvar  mahadev mandir' ke samip se ek suandar surang hai, jo asiragadh tak lanbi hai. aisa kaha jata hai ki, parvoan ke din ashvatthama tapti nadi mean snan karane ate haian, aur bad mean 'gupteshvar' ki pooja kar apane sthan par laut jate haian.

qile ka namakaran

kuchh itihasakar ise ramayan kal ka batate haian. prasiddh itihasakar 'mohammad kasim' ke kathananusar isaka 'asha ahir' namak ek vyakti ne nirman karaya tha. asha ahir ke pas hazaroan ki sankhya mean pashu the. unaki suraksha hetu aise hi surakshit sthan ki avashyakata thi. kahate haian, vah is sthan par athavian shatabdi mean aya tha. is samay yahaan hazarat noman chishti nam ke ek tejasvi soofi sant nivas karate the. asha ahir unake pas adarapoorvak upasthit hua aur nivedan kiya ki usake v parivar ki suraksha ke lie bhagavan se prarthana karean, taki vah qile par apane parivar sahit rah sake. is tarah vah hazarat noman ki ajna evan ashirvad pakar, is sthan par eet mitti, choona aur pattharoan ki divar banakar rahane laga. is tarah asha ahir ke nam se yah qila asiragadh nam se prasiddh ho gaya.

• asiragadh kuchh samay ke lie chauhan vansh ke rajaoan ke adhipaty mean bhi raha tha, jisaka ullekh rajapootana ke itihasakaroan ne sandarbh mean kiya haian.

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nasir khaan farooqi ka adhikar

kuchh samay bad asiragadh qile ki prasiddhi door-door tak phel gee. firozashah tugalaq ke ek sipahi malik khaan ke putr nasir khaan farooqi ko asiragadh ki prasiddhi ne prabhavit kiya. vah burahanapur aya. usane asha ahir se bheant kar nivedan kiya ki "mere bhaee aur balakana ke zamidar mujhe perashan karate rahate haian, evan meri jan ke dushman bane hue haian. isalie ap meri sahayata karean aur mere parivar ke logoan ko is surakshit sthan par rahane ki anumati dean, to kripa hogi" asha ahir udar vyakti tha, usane nasir khaan ki bat par vishvas karake use qile mean rahane ki ajna de di. nasir khaan ne pahale to kuchh doliyoan mean mahilaoan aur bachchoan ko bhijavaya aur kuchh mean hathiyaroan se susajjit sipahi yoddhaoan ko bheja. asha ahir aur usake putr svagat ke lie aye. jaise hi doliyoan ne qile mean pravesh kiya, doliyoan mean se nikalakar ekadam asha ahir aur usake putroan par hamala kiya gaya aur unhean maut ke ghat utar diya gaya. is prakar dekhate hi dekhate nasir khaan farooqi ka is qile par adhikar ho gaya. adilashah farooqi ke dehaant ke bad asiragadh ka qila bahadurashah ke adhikar mean a gaya tha. vah door drishti vala badashah nahian tha. usane apani aur qile ki suraksha ke lie koee vyavastha nahian ki thi.

akabar ki kootanitik chal

samrat akabar asiragadh ki prasiddhi sunakar is kile par apana adhipaty sthapit karane ke lie vyakul ho raha tha. usane dakshin ki or palayan kiya. jaise hi bahadurashah farooqi ko is bat ki soochana mili, usane apani suraksha ke lie qile mean aisi shaktishali vyavastha ki, ki das varshoan tak qila ghira rahane par bhi bahar se kisi vastu ki avashyakata nahian p di. samrat akabar ne asiragadh par akraman karana praranbh kar diya tha, evan qile ke sare raste band kar diye the. vah qile par rat-din topoan se golabari karane laga tha. is prakar yuddh ka kram nirantar chalata raha, parantu akabar ko har bar asaphalata ka hi muanh dekhana pada tha. usane apane paramarshadataoan se vichar-vimarsh kiya, tab yah nishchit hua ki bahadurashah se batachit ki jae. sandeshavahak dvara sandesh bheja gaya. sath hi yah vishvas bhi dilaya gaya ki bahadurashah par kisi bhi prakar ki aanch nahian aegi. bahadurashah ne samrat akabar ki bat par vishvas kiya. vah usase bheant karane ke lie qile ke bahar aya. bahadurashah farooqi ne abhivadan kiya aur tatpashchath bat praranbh huee. batachit chal hi rahi thi ki ek sipahi ne pichhe se bahadurashah par hamala kar diya aur use jakhmi kar bandi bana liya. usane akabar se kaha "yah tumane mere sath vishvasaghat kiya" hai. is par akabar ne kaha ki "rajaniti mean sab kuchh jayaj hai." phir akabar ne rajanitik daanv-peanch aur chhal-kapat se qile ke qiledaroan aur sipahiyoan ka sona, chaandi, hire, motiyoan se mooanh bhar diya. in lobhiyoan ne qile ka dvar khol diya. akabar ki fauj qile mean ghus gee. bahadurashah ki sena akabar ki sena ke samane n tik saki. is tarah dekhate hi dekhate 17 janavari sanh 1601 ee. ko asiragadh ke qile par akabar ko vijay prapt ho gee aur qile par mugal shasan ka dhvaj phaharane laga.

farishta ka kathan

akabar ki sena ne bahadurashah ke putroan ko bandi bana liya. akabar ne bahadurashah farooqi ko gvaliyar ke qile mean aur usake putroan ko any qiloan mean rakhane ke lie bhijava diya. jis prakar farooqi badashah ne is qile ko rajanitik chaloan se, dhoortata se prapt kiya tha, thik usi prakar yah qila bhi unake hathoan se jata raha tha. is prakar asiragadh aur burahanapur par mugaloan ka adhipaty sthapit hone ke pashchath farooqi vansh ka patan ho gaya. prasiddh itihasakar farishta likhata hai ki, "akabar jaise samrat badashah ko bhi asiragadh qile ko hasil karane ke lie 'sone ki chabi' ka upayog karana pada tha". akabar ke shasanakal ke pashchath yah qila sanh 1760 ee. se sanh 1819 ee. tak marathoan ke adhikar mean raha. marathoan ke patan ke pashchath yah qila aangrezoan ke adhipaty mean a gaya. sanh 1904 ee. se yahaan aangrezi sena nivas karati thi. asiragadh ka qila tin vibhagoan mean vibhajit hai. oopar ka bhag asiragadh, madhy bhag kamaragadh aur nichala bhag malayagadh kahalata hai.

bhoogoliy sanrachana

thumb|250px|asiragadh qila is qile tak pahuanchane ke liye do raste banaye gaye haian. ek rasta poorv disha mean, jo ek saral sidhidar rasta hai, aur doosara rasta uttar disha mean hai, jo atyant kathin evan kashtadayak hai. yah marg vahanoan ke lie hai. vahan ki suraksha ke lie raste ke donoan or divar bana di gee hai. yah marg ek b di khaee ke pas samapt ho jata hai. jahaan ek b da phatak nazar ata hai, jo 'madar daravaze' ke nam se prasiddh hai. niche se qile ki ooanchaee dekhakar himmat baith jati hai ki, itani ooanchaee par chadhana kathin hoga, parantu qile ko dekhane ki ichchha, sharir ko sphoort karati hai evan ek nee shakti aur utsah bhar deti haian. jaise- jaise ham oopar ki or chadhate jate haian, as-pas ka prakritik saundary hriday ko akarshit karata hai. in suandar drishyoan mean qile par chadhane vala vyakti itana magn ho jata hai, ki use is bat ka ahasas tak nahian hota hai, ki vah kitani ooanchaee par pahuanch gaya hai. qile ki bhool-bhulaiya bhara rasta dekhakar manushy ashcharyachakit ho jata haian. qile ke is vichitr rang ko dekhate hue jab age jaean, to qile ka pahala dvar nazar ata hai. is daravaze se kuchh door poorv disha mean lambi-lambi ghas mean chhupe hue ganga-yamuna nam ke pani ke alag-alag do srot dikhaee dete haian, jinaka pani atyant svachchh aur mitha haian yahaan pani kahaan se ata hai, kisi ko nahian maloom. pani mean bani sidhiyaan spasht nazar ati haian, aur age tak rasta bhi nazar ata hai. age badhane par bhay ka ahasas hota hai. aisa lagata hai ki yahaan koee gupt marg qile ke kisi n kisi bhag tak avashy jata hoga.

bhitari jatil sanrachana

is daravaze ke samane ek kali chattan hai, jis par akabar, daniyal, aurangazeb aur shahajahaan ke char shilalekh farasi bhasha mean sthapit haian. in shilalekhoan par qile ke qiledaroan par vijay prapt karane valoan aur soobedaroan ke nam ke sath any varnan aankit hai. shahajahaan ke shilalekh se jnat hota hai ki, unake karyakal mean yahaan kuchh eemaratoan ka nirman karavaya gaya tha. is chath‌tan ke pas jo daravaza hai, use rajagopaladas ne, jo qile ka soobedar tha, banavaya tha. yahaan se kh de hokar dekhean to, as-pas ke suandar drishy hriday ko akarshit karate haian. qile ki divaroan par aur daravazoan par tho de-thode aantar se chhoti topean sthapit ki gee thian. qile ke upari bhag par pravesh karate hi samane ki or vishal maidan hai, jis par ghas ugi huee dikhaee deti hai. kisi samay yahaan kheti ki jati thi, parantu ab yah vishal maidan yooan hi viran p da hai. age badhane par asiragadh ki masjid ki do minarean saf dikhaee deti haian. yahi asiragadh ki 'jama masjid' hai. yah masjid poornatah kale patthar se nirmit hai. yah bhavy masjid farooqi shasan kal ki nirman kala ka utkrisht namoona hai evan yadagar hai. yah masjid burahanapur ki jama masjid se 5 varsh poorv nirmit karavaee gee thi. is masjid ki lanbaee 935 phut aur chaudaee 40 phut hai. isaki chhat 50 stanbhoan par adharit hai. isaki 13 meharabean aur 4 dalan haian. isake meharabadar daravaze bhi patthar ke haian. yahaan lagabhag 1200 adami ek sath asani se namaz padh sakate haian. masjid ke samane vishal sehan hai, jisake tin or chhat vihin patthar ke baramade banaye gaye haian. masjid ke madhyabhag ki meharab ke oopari bhag par arabi bhasha ka ek shilalekh hai, jisamean farooqi vansh ke sulatanoan ka vansh evan masjid ka nirman varsh 992 hijari aankit hai. thumb|250px|left|mugal topi, asiragadh qila

ashvatthama se sambandh

uttari kone ki meharab mean burahanapur ki jama masijad ke shilalekh ki tarah sanskrit ka shilalekh hai. isase masjid ka nirman varsh adi jnat hota hai. samane ke stanbh par samrat akabar ne ek shilalekh farasi bhasha mean aankit karavaya tha, jisamean asiragadh par vijay ka varnan hai. is shilalekh ko us samay ke prasiddh lekhakar 'mohammad masoom' ne patthar par tarasha tha. masjid ke madhy bhag mean ek vargakar patthar ka chabootara hai, isake oopar lohe ka bada pech laga hua hai. bataya jata hai ki is lohe ke daravaze ke niche ek gupt rasta hai, jo qile ke bahar jata hai. yah rasta itana chauda hai ki, ghudasavar saralatapoorvak isamean se guzar sakata hai. isake bare mean yah bhi bataya jata hai ki, yah bhoomigat gupt rasta burahanapur tak jata tha. aangrejoan ne is raste ke bare me khoj ki, parantu asaphal rahe. masjid ke dalan se lage hue ek jaise do minarean haian, jo lagabhag 80 phut ooanche haian. in minaroan ke oopari bhag tak pahuanchane ke lie sidhiyoan ka ghumavadar rasta bana hai. masjid ke pravesh dvar ke baee taraf ek kuana hai, jisaka pani, mitha, thanda evan svachchh hai. usamean ek lohe ki janjir lagi hai. niche utarane par abhas hota hai ki, yahaan vishal tal ghar hai. masjid se nikalakar qile ke poorvi uttari bhag mean samane ki or ek prachin mandir hai. yah mandir mahabharat kalin ashvatthama ka pooja sthal bataya jata hai. mandir ke bahar nandi virajaman haian, aur unake samane shivaliang v moortiyaan hai. is mandir mean bhi ek gupt rasta bataya jata hai, jo qile ke bahar pahale daravaze se kuchh door ganga-yamuna mean akar samapt ho jata hai. sanbhav hai ki shatru ke qile mean pravesh kar jane par evan us par dhokhe se pichhe ki taraph se akraman karane hetu yah gupt marg banaya gaya ho. nirantar prakritik ghatanaoan ke ghatit hote rahane ke uparaant bhi yah mandir ab tak vidyaman hai.

sthapaty evan prasiddhi

vastav mean yah qila manushy dvara kiye gaye karyoan ka ashcharyachakit kar dene vala adh‌bhut karanama hai, jo apana udaharan ap hi hai. asiragadh ke niche lagabhag ek hazar ki abadi vala gram hai, jo asiragadh ke nam se prasiddh hai. solahavian shatabdi me yahaan badanagar abad tha, aur yah keval aangoor ki kasht ke lie mashahoor tha, jisake aangoor 1870 ee. tak door door tak bikane jate the. parantu aj in aangooroan ki kasht dekhane ko aankheanan tarasati haian. usaki jagah mahua ki kasht ne le li hai. gram asiragadh mean bhi farooqi kal ki chhoti-si masjid hai. masjid ke aandar ki dakshini divar par ek shilalekh laga hai, jis par ayatean aankit haian. poorv mean masjid khandit ho chuki thi. shahar evan gram ke logoan ne chanda ekatrit karake is ko punah banaya hai. yahaan ki s dak ke pashchim mean tho de phasale par shiv ka bhavy prachin mandir hai, jo kale patthar dvara nirmit hai. mandir aj bhi achchhi sthiti mean vidyaman hai. yah shiv mandir ati prachin hai tatha dakshin bharatiy sthapaty kala ka utkrisht namoona hai. kanishk ke bhi is or ane ke ullekh itihas mean milate hai. is mandir ke ahate mean ek talab hai. is mandir ke thode phasale par uttar disha mean vishram grih hai, jahaan sarakari afasaroan ke alava mantrigan adi akar thaharate haian. vishramagrih se lagabhag 50 qadam chalane par samane ki paha di par ek bhavy maqabara dikhaee deta hai. yah maqabara hazarat shah noman ka hai. yah farooqi shasan kal ke mahanh soofi sant the. maqabare tak pahuanchane ke lie suandar sidhidar marg banaya gaya hai. yahaan se kuchh doori par motimahal ki imarat hai. vah bhi mugal kalin bataee jati hai. asiragadh qila puratattv vibhag ke adhinasth hai. jis karan marammat adi ka kary hota rahata hai. nigarani evan saph-saphaee ke lie chaparasi niyukt kiye gaye haian. thumb|550px|center|asiragadh qila

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