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Sholapur Fort, also known as Bhuikot Fort (literally "fort on the ground"), was built in the 14th century under the Bahmani Sultanate on the banks of Siddheshwar Lake in what is now the city of Solapur. Unlike Maharashtra's many hill forts, it is a classic example of Deccan land-fort design, relying on double ramparts and layered ground-level defences rather than elevation for protection.
After the decline of the Bahmani Sultanate, the fort passed to the Bijapur Sultanate and served as a strategic outpost in the Deccan. The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb is recorded to have resided at the fort for about a year during his Deccan campaigns in the 1680s. It later came under the Nizam of Hyderabad, then the Marathas - with Peshwa Bajirao II residing there in 1818 - before falling under British control later that year.
Within its walls are the remains of a Shiva temple, the Mahakaleshwar temple, a Shani temple, and a mosque with carved pillars and ceilings, reflecting the succession of rulers who held the fort. It is maintained today by the Archaeological Survey of India as a protected monument.
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