Daulatabad Fort (also known as Devgiri) is a massive 11th-century citadel that stands on a high conical hill. Its three encircling walls with bastions, a moat, and a complex defense system made it one of the most powerful forts during the medieval period.
It was a Yadava stronghold until Ala-ud-din Khilji invaded and captured it in 1296. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq shifted the Delhi Sultanate capital to Daulatabad in 1327 and it served as the capital of India until 1334. Most of the fort walls still stand although some of the palaces and other structures lie in ruins.
What stands tall is the Chand Minar, a 30-metre-high minaret built by Sultan Ahmed Shah II in 1447. The fort is located 16 km northwest of Aurangabad, about halfway to Ellora Caves.