| story serves right, in the year 1215, King Singhan | | | | of the Raja of Satara. Col. Lodwick (Late General |
| of Deogiri, emperor of the Yadav Empire, was | | | | Sir Peter Lodwick) stationed at Satara, in April |
| the first person to have visited Old | | | | 1824 with a contingent of soldiers and Indian |
| Mahabaleshwar.He built a small Krishna temple and | | | | guides climbed up the mountain face reaching |
| a water reservoir at the source of the river | | | | what is now known as the Lodwick Point. Starting |
| which is now called the Krishna River. Later in | | | | with Sir John Malcolm in 1828, a succession of |
| 1350, it was taken over by a by a Brahmin | | | | them from Elphinston, Arthur (for whom the Point |
| dynasty which offered peace and prosperity. | | | | Arthur Seat is named), Carnac, Frere and many |
| During the 16th century they were overthrown | | | | others became regular visitors. |
| by the Maratha family of Chandra Rao More, who | | | | Although this small town has gone through so |
| then became the rulers of Jaoli and | | | | much turmoil and resistance, it had never been |
| Mahabaleshwar. Presumably Chandra Rao More | | | | brought to the ground by any of the above |
| was a descendant of the great Chandragupta | | | | mentioned Rulers. Its beauty has been maintained |
| Maurya, the founder of the Maurya dynasty. | | | | and enhanced at every stage of its life .Its rich |
| During this period the temple of Old | | | | history has even helped develop culture behind |
| Mahabaleshwar was rebuilt. | | | | the mammoth hill. Present day Mahabaleshwar |
| The 17th century, saw the emergence of the | | | | came into existence in the year 1829-30. In old |
| great Maratha idol, Shivaji Bhosle, also known as | | | | records it is mentioned as Malcolm Peth because |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle, as the founder of | | | | Sir John Malcolm took the hint about the beauty, |
| the Maratha Empire. He took control of the | | | | sublime and the invigorating climate and in 1828 |
| territory from the rulers of Jaoli and | | | | established a sanatorium for the sick and a resort |
| Mahabaleshwar and he built his indestructible fort | | | | for the healthy by acquiring the land from the |
| at Pratapgad in 1656. In 1674 , at the Raigad fort | | | | Raja of Satara in lieu of another territory. Boy |
| , Shivaji was crowned Chhatrapati under the | | | | Malcolm, as he was lovingly called, had a penchant |
| precision of the Ganga Bhatta , a renown Brahmin | | | | for hunting tigers and other game so much so |
| from Varanasi ,who declared that Shivaji was a | | | | that the new town was originally named ' Malcolm |
| descendant of the Kshatriyas of Ranas from | | | | Peth' in his honor. To him one owes the |
| Mewar. | | | | foundation of Mahabaleshwar. |
| In the year 1680 Shivaji died due to an illness | | | | Added to the scores of magnificent scenic |
| after which his son Sambhaji took over the | | | | "points", the perennial springs, streams, and |
| empire. Without much delay the Mughal Emperor, | | | | waterfalls of Mahabaleshwar plateau, with its year |
| Aurangzeb and his entourage made a move to | | | | round superb climate, drew the English and others |
| the Deccan in 1681. After a 27 year long battle | | | | to Mahabaleshwar like honey bees to sweet |
| the territory had been taken under the power of | | | | nectar. By the end of the 19th century it had |
| the Peshwas Maratha Sardars until their collapse in | | | | become an attractive popular hill station of world |
| the 19th century. | | | | renown. |
| In 1819, the British included the hills in the territory | | | | |