Fort

Daulatabad Fort

#4sur 7 lieux à visiter à AurangabadAurangabad, Maharashtra

Aussi appelé Devagiri Fort · Deogiri Fort

L'essentiel

Horaires d'ouverture : 09:00–18:00, last entry 17:00. Entrée : ₹25 pour les Indiens · ₹300 pour les étrangers. Comptez 2.5 hrs. Meilleure période : 09:00 – 11:00.

Mis à jour le 18 septembre 2026 · Rédigé par Traveliac, avec assistance IA · 4 min de lecture

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Horaires d'ouverture: 09:00–18:00
Prix d'entrée: ₹25 pour les Indiens; Billet à partir de
Durée nécessaire: 2.5 hrs
Meilleur moment de la journée: 09:00 – 11:00
Meilleurs mois: Oct – Mar
Adresse: Daulatabad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra 431002

À propos de Daulatabad Fort

Daulatabad Fort occupies a 200-metre conical basalt hill roughly 16 km from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, its slopes carved into a smooth, unclimbable scarp by successive rulers rather than left to natural erosion. The defensive plan stacks three concentric fortification rings — an outer town wall, a middle wall, and the citadel wall — around a moat that was once flooded and reportedly stocked with crocodiles to deter tunnelling attackers. Reaching the summit palace requires passing through a pitch-dark, bat-inhabited tunnel (andheri) originally designed as a smoke trap: defenders could fill it with fire and fumes to disable intruders. The climb totals roughly 750 steps of uneven stone, and a working torch or phone light is necessary inside the tunnel section.

Meilleur moment de la journée : 09:00 – 11:00. To reach the upper citadel before the stone stairways and unshaded ramparts heat up in the midday sun.

Horaires de Daulatabad Fort

Daulatabad Fort ouvre à 09:00 et ferme à 18:00. Ces horaires valent aussi le samedi et le dimanche.

Horaires d'ouverture: 09:00–18:00; Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00
Fermé le: Ouvert tous les jours

Mon–Sun	09:00–18:00

Horaires d'ouverture établis à partir de asi.nic.in et de sources publiques, mis à jour le 18 septembre 2026. Ils peuvent changer sans préavis — vérifiez avant de partir. Comment nous rédigeons ces guides

Prix d'entrée de Daulatabad Fort

Entry fees for Daulatabad Fort
Billet	Prix
Visiteurs indiens	₹25
Visiteurs étrangers	₹300
Enfants	Gratuit
Caméra	Gratuit

Children under 15 enter free. There is no separate still-camera fee. As of 2026, verify at the counter.

Tarifs établis à partir de asi.nic.in et de sources publiques, mis à jour le 18 septembre 2026. Ils peuvent changer sans préavis — vérifiez avant de partir. Comment nous rédigeons ces guides

Meilleure période pour visiter Daulatabad Fort

Quiet
Moderate

09:00 – 11:00
Morning OpeningBest time to go
Gates open at 09:00. The ascent is coolest and least crowded in this window, with clear passage through the dark tunnel section.
Quiet
11:00 – 14:00
Midday Ascent Traffic
Travellers combining Daulatabad with an Ellora day trip typically climb in this window, creating occasional bottlenecks at the tunnel entrance.
Moderate
14:00 – 16:00
Afternoon Heat
Direct sun on the unshaded upper ramparts discourages new ascents; most visitors present are already descending from an earlier climb.
Quiet
16:00 – 18:00
Late Afternoon
Cooler temperatures bring a second wave of local visitors for evening views from the citadel walls before the 18:00 close.
Moderate

Histoire de Daulatabad Fort

The Yadava king Bhillama V founded the fort as Devagiri around 1187 CE, establishing it as the capital of the Yadava dynasty until Alauddin Khalji's Delhi Sultanate forces extracted tribute from the kingdom in 1296 and annexed it outright by 1308. The fort's most consequential episode came in 1327, when Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq renamed it Daulatabad ('City of Fortune') and forcibly relocated the entire population of Delhi, including the royal court, roughly 1,100 km south to the new capital. The order was reversed within a decade, by 1334, after logistical failure and water shortages made the relocation untenable, and Tughlaq's court returned to Delhi. Daulatabad later served as a secondary capital of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate from 1499 until the Mughals annexed the region in 1636. The layered fortifications visible today — Yadava, Tughlaq, Bahmani, and Mughal additions — reflect roughly four centuries of continuous military engineering on the same hill.

Règles et étiquette à Daulatabad Fort

The dark tunnel section midway up the climb has no artificial lighting installed by the ASI, so visitors without a torch typically join a small group following someone else's phone light — carrying your own avoids the wait. The stairways above the tunnel are steep, uneven, and occasionally narrow enough for single-file movement only, making the climb unsuitable for visitors with mobility limitations or a fear of enclosed spaces. Local guides congregate near the ticket counter and charge roughly ₹300–500 for a full ascent with historical commentary; agree on the fee and route before starting, since the climb takes over an hour each way. Drones require prior ASI clearance, consistent with rules at other Archaeological Survey monuments in the region.

Conseils pour visiter Daulatabad Fort

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Daulatabad Fort rewards a full half-day rather than a quick stop — the 750-step ascent alone takes 60–90 minutes at a moderate pace with rest breaks, and the summit's Chand Minar tower and palace ruins deserve another 30 minutes. Carry at least one litre of water per person; there are no reliable vendors past the base ticket counter. The fort sits directly on the road between Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Ellora, making it a natural midway stop for travellers doing both sites in one day — budget the fort for the morning before the Ellora caves get crowded in the afternoon. Footwear with real grip matters more here than at any other site in the area; the worn stone steps become genuinely slippery, and open sandals are a poor choice for the tunnel section.

Comment se rendre à Daulatabad Fort

L'étoile rouge indique Daulatabad Fort ; les repères numérotés sont les 5 lieux les plus proches de nos guides, chacun avec son classement dans sa ville. Touchez un repère pour plus de détails.

Daulatabad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra 431002Itinéraire sur Google Maps

Depuis Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport (IXU)
₹350–₹500
16 km · 30 min
Prepaid taxi
Depuis Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Station (AWB)
₹300–₹450
15 km · 30 min
Auto-rickshaw, negotiated); MSRTC bus toward Ellora stops near the fort gate for approximately ₹30
Depuis Ellora Caves
₹250–₹350
13 km · 20 min
Auto-rickshaw or shared taxi, negotiated

Aéroport le plus proche

Depuis Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport (IXU)

16 km, approximately 30 minutes by road.

Gare la plus proche

Depuis Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Station (AWB)

15 km, approximately 30 minutes.

FAQ — Daulatabad Fort

How difficult is the climb up Daulatabad Fort?

Moderately strenuous. The ascent covers roughly 750 uneven stone steps and takes 60–90 minutes each way, including a pitch-dark tunnel section that requires a torch. It is not recommended for visitors with mobility limitations.

Why was Daulatabad Fort briefly the capital of the Delhi Sultanate?

Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq relocated the Delhi Sultanate's capital and population to Daulatabad in 1327 for strategic and administrative reasons, but reversed the decision by 1334 after the move proved logistically unworkable.

Can Daulatabad Fort be combined with a visit to Ellora Caves?

Yes. Daulatabad sits roughly 13 km from Ellora on the same road out of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and most day-trip itineraries visit the fort in the morning before continuing to Ellora in the afternoon.

What should visitors bring for the Daulatabad Fort climb?

A torch or phone light for the dark tunnel section, at least one litre of water per person, and closed shoes with real grip. There are no reliable vendors beyond the base ticket counter.

Rédigé avec l'assistance de l'IA à partir de sources officielles et de registres publics, et publié seulement après les vérifications décrites dans Comment nous rédigeons ces guides. Personne chez Traveliac ne s'est rendu sur place. Mis à jour le 18 septembre 2026. Comment nous classons et vérifions les lieux