Gagron Fort

Gagron Fort
Rajasthan, India
Gagron Fort
Gagron Fort is located in Rajasthan
Gagron Fort
Gagron Fort
Coordinates24°37′41″N 76°10′59″E / 24.627937°N 76.182957°E / 24.627937; 76.182957
Site history
Battles/warsCapture of Gagron (1444)Mahmud Khalji defeated Khichi Rajputs and Rajputs of Mewar
Battle of Gagron (1519) – Rana Sanga defeated Mahmud Khilji II of Malwa
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iii
Designated2013 (36th session)
Part ofHill Forts of Rajasthan
Reference no.247
RegionSouth Asia

Gagron Fort (Hindi/Rajasthani: गागरोन का किला) is a hill and water fort and is situated in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan, in the Hadoti region of India. It is an example of a hill and water fort.[1][2] The fort was built by Bijaldev Singh Dod (a Rajput king) in the twelfth century. Later, the fort has also been controlled by Sher Shah and Akbar. The fort is constructed on the confluence of Ahu River and Kali Sindh River. The fort is surrounded by water on three sides and a moat on the forth side and hence earned the name Jaladurg (Hindi/Rajasthani: जलदुर्ग, translation: Water Fort).[3] At the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee at Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Gagron Fort, along with five other forts in Rajasthan, was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013 as a part of Hill Forts in Rajasthan.[4]

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  2. ^ Sharma, Meghna (2008). "Forts in Rajasthan and recent tourism inclination" (PDF). S Asian J Tourism Heritage. 1: 4.
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