The Sholapur fort was built in the 14th century and is in Sholapur district of Maharashtra and is one of the must visit places of Sholapur city for Historians and Tourist. According to Historians the fort was built in 14th century but various Historians has pointed out different time of the construction of this fort. In "Solapur Kaifiyat" the period mentioned is 1235, Dr Hater 1345, Mallikarjun Patil 1456 and Kampwel mentioned 1358. 

 

The fort was built during the King Bahamani's era. In 1357 the Bahamani kingdom was divided into four divisions or tarfs and Sholapur was included in the tarf of Gulbarga. In 1552, the two powers came to settlement and Chand Bibi, the Ahmadnagar princess, was given in marriage to Ali Adil Shah of Bijapur while the sister of Bijapur Sultan, Hadiya Sultana, was married to Murtaza, the Ahmadnagar prince. The fort of Sholapur was given to Bijapur as part of Chand Bibi's dowry. Many Kings and Sultans stayed in this fort in Medieval period. In 1681 King Aurangjeb stayed during he attacked on the south. Some Historians in 1665 Raje Shahaji and Raje Shivaji has stayed in this fort when they attacked on Bijapur