Janjira the impregnebal fort captured by Siddhis from Earlier King Rajaram Koli(Chief of Fisherman Community) in 1118 A.D. There was no possibility of capturing the fort in head on fight and hence it was captured by deceit. Apparently the king and all the guys on fort were first made friends and then in a night were offered best quality liquor; the inebriated force could not fight and lost the fort to their friends turned enemies Once the fort was under the command of Siddhis, they reconstructed it. It took 22 years to complete the fort; which is spread over 22 acres with 22 buruz (word for Outpost in Marathi, the local language).

The construction was done with mortar made of jaggery, lime and molten lead(which does not rust even in saline water). The construction is so strong that after hundreds of years of facing rough sea waves; the stones have eroded but the mortar is still intact. What makes this fort impregnable is the presence of rocks in sea around it. Thus big ships could not reach and small ships were just not enough. Even a long siege would not be successful as there was plenty of fresh water with 2 big lakes and huge food storage. Once you enter you would see emblem of Siddhis on the top of the main gate, with a lion and 6 elephants under him; each elephant representing each district of their empire. Immediately after entering you would see tomb of Paanch Peer on your right hand side. Siddhis revered these saints and believed them to be spiritual guides. There are two big lakes which were built for fresh water storage. Apparently these lakes also had glass houses attached for women in the royalty to enjoy.

There are ruins of a mosque and Darbar (court) near these lakes. From the high point where there is a flag post you can get beautiful view of surrounding area, including Rajpuri Village and Padmadurg fort. While you take a stroll around watch towers, do not miss to see three Giant Cannons namely Chavdi(Range 8 km), Goumukh(Range 10 km) and the biggest Kalal Bangdi (range 12 km) kept near each other. Goumukh(mouth of a cow) was named so due to shape given at the other end. Kalal bangdi was named so as it had bangles hung around it; and when it fired it they sounded like ones in lady's hands. The cannons are made of alloy and are very heavy because of which you would find them cold upon touching even in the middle of a summer noon. Maratha King Sambhaji, was hell bent of capturing this fort. When repeated attempts failed, he started building Padmadurg on big rock towards northern side sea of Janjira. However before the fort could get completed he got engaged in fight in other parts and subsequently died. Padmadurg thus remained half complete. Besides main gate there are two more small gates to the fort which were used regularly. While you go to the fort do not forget carry water bottles.