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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 .
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).
The fort, which is roughly in the shape of a fish, has a circumference of 13 km (8.1 mi) with a maximum length of 5 km (3.1 mi) and it covers an area of 700 acres. [44] The fort is approached through a difficult zig-zag ascent of more than 1 km (0.6 mi) from the plains, after crossing over a limestone bridge. The bridge spans the Gambhiri River ...
The Kumbhalgarh prashasti (eulogistic inscription) of 1460 CE, which is the earliest Hindu record of the siege, states that Ratnasimha "departed" from the battlefield, after which Lakshmasimha died defending the fort because only the cowards forsake "the established traditions of the family", while "those who are valorous and steady do not give ...
The Kumbhalgarh inscription lists Yaśovarman (a son of Śaktikumāra) instead 26: Yogarāja According to Kumbhalgarh inscription, his descendants did not rule. Possibly deposed by Bhoja of Paramars. [43] 27: Vairaṭa Descendant of Junior branch from Allata. Possibly placed on throne by Bhoja. [44] 28: Vaṃśapāla Called Haṃsapāla in ...
The reason for hostilities between Kumbha and Mahmud was due to Kumbha's aggressive garrisoning of frontier forts, helping Mahmud Khilji's rival Umar Khan and Mewar asserting overlordship over areas that the Malwa Sultanate previously controlled.
The siege of Chittorgarh (23 October 1567 – 23 February 1568) was the military expedition of the Mughal Empire under Akbar against the Mewar kingdom that commenced in 1567 during which the Mughals successfully captured the fort of Chittorgarh after a hard-pressed siege which lasted for several months.
Fatehpur Sikri sits on a rocky ridge, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) in length and 1 km (0.62 mi) wide, and the palace city is surrounded by a 6 km (3.7 mi) wall on three sides with the fourth bordered by a lake. The city is generally organised around this 40 m high ridge, and falls roughly into the shape of a rhombus.