Chittorgarh Fort

Hold out the invaders with these Chittorgarh Fort facts.

Chittorgarh Fort is a fort located in the city of the same name, in Asia’s India, and it contains 65 notable buildings, including 4 memorials, 4 palaces and 19 temples.
Chittorgarh Fort is the biggest Indian fort in terms of area, and is often stated to be the most impressive fort in the Indian state Rajasthan.
Chittorgarh Fort covers an area of 2.8 square kilometres (1.1 square miles), has a perimetre of 13 km (8 miles), and is situated on a 180 metre (890.6 feet) high hill.
In 2013, Chittorgarh Fort became part of a group of forts known as the ‘Hill Forts of Rajasthan’, that was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage serial site in that year.
Chittorgarh Fort is known by a number of different names and spellings, as does the city above which it sits, and these include ‘Chittaur’, ‘Chittaurgarh’, ‘Chitaurgarh’, ‘Chittor’, ‘Chitorgarh’.

The Chittorgarh Fort was built sometime in the 7th century AD by the Mauryans and was named after the Mauryan ruler Chitrangada Mori, and was used until 1568.
Approximately 40% of Chittorgarh Fort’s area was used for collecting or storing billions of litres of water, and 22 of the 84 areas are still used today.
Throughout its history, Chittorgarh Fort was mostly controlled by the Rajput clan, Sisodia, although it was sieged three times – first in 1303, next in 1535 and finally in 1568.
Chittorgarh Fort is shaped like a fish when seen at a bird’s-eye view, and to access the fort, one has to pass through seven gates on the way up the hill.
Chittorgarh Fort symbolises the virtues of courage, nobility, sacrifice and chivalry, of the prominent fort controllers, the Rajputs.

Amazon: