 It was built by King Bhoja II.In 1661 it was under an Adilshahi "Sardar"(Knight) Jaswantrao Dalvi, the person who besieged Vishalgad during Shivaji Maharaj's daring escape from Panhalgad.When Shivaji Maharaj defeated kartalabhkhan and was marching towards Dabhol, Mandangad was along the way.