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  2. Kumbhalgarh - Wikipedia

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    Kumbhalgarh (lit. "Kumbhal fort"), also known as the Great Wall of India, [2] is a fortress on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills in Kumbhalgarh in the Rajsamand district of the Rajasthan state in India. Situated approximately 48 km (30 mi) from Rajsamand city, 84 km (52 mi) from Udaipur, it was built during the 15th century by Rana Kumbha. [3]

  3. Kumbha of Mewar - Wikipedia

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    The walls of the fort of Kumbhalgarh extend over 38 km. Kumbha is credited with having worked assiduously to build up the state again. Of 84 fortresses that form the defense of Mewar, 32 were erected by Kumbha. [4] The chief citadel of Mewar, is the fort of Kumbhalgarh, built by Kumbha. It is the highest fort in Rajasthan (MRL 1075m).

  4. Hill Forts of Rajasthan - Wikipedia

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    The fort we see, was built by Rana Kumbha from the Sisodia rajput clan. [16] Kumbha took the aid of the famous architect of the era, "Mandan". Out of the 84 forts in his dominion, Rana Kumbha is said to have built 32 of them, of which Kumbhalgarh is the largest and most elaborate. [17] There are over 70 temples within the fort, both Jain and ...

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  6. Kingdom of Mewar - Wikipedia

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    Thus, controlling large parts of Northern India. However, due to dynastic conflicts and ongoing struggles against the Mughals and Marathas, the kingdom's size diminished, eventually covering an area of 14,000 square kilometers by 1941. [28] [29] With the treaty of Accession to India, the area of Mewar was merged with the Rajasthan.

  7. List of kingdoms and empires in African history - Wikipedia

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    There were many kingdoms and empires in all regions of the continent of Africa throughout history. A kingdom is a state with a king or queen as its head. [1] An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant centre and subordinate peripheries".

  8. Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    A view of Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary as seen from the fort. Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Rajsamand District of Rajasthan State in western India. [3] It surrounds the Kumbhalgarh fortress and covers an area of 610.528 km 2 (236 sq mi). [2]

  9. Prithviraj Sisodia - Wikipedia

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    A Charan woman, who lived at Nahar Magra, had prophesied that Sanga would be the heir to the throne, not Prithviraj. Upon hearing this, Prithviraj attacked Sanga, but Surajmal (cousin of Prithviraj, grandson of Maharana Mokal) interposed himself and took the blow, but that blow still injured Sanga's eye. Sanga, unwilling to attack the heir ...