Maharashtra’s Daulatabad Fort to be renamed as ‘Devgiri’ Fort.

• Maharashtra Tourism Ministry has decided to rename the Daulatabad fort to Devgiri which is located near Aurangabad.
• It is a national heritage monument, which is maintained by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI).
• Previously Maharashtra’s former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was renamed Aurangabad Sambhajinagar.
• The decision of renaming Daulatabad fort to Devgiri came after Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray renamed Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar after a long demand from Sena Foot Soldiers.

About Daulatabad Fort:

• Daulatpur Fort is a historic fortified citadel located in Devagiri Village near Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
• It was earlier the capital of the Yadava Dynasty for a brief time the capital of the Delhi Sultanate.
• The fort was renamed Daulatabad by Mohammed Tughlaq in the 14th century who understood its Importance as a base for military operations in southern India and conceived the Idea of making his capital.
• The fort was later known as Qubbatul Islam and coins were minted with this name.