Asirgarh Fort

Asirgarh Fort
Part of Madhya Pradesh,  India
Burhanpur, District Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, India[1]
Asirgarh Fort in 2013
Asirgarh Fort is located in India
Asirgarh Fort
Asirgarh Fort
Coordinates21°28′N 76°17′E / 21.47°N 76.29°E / 21.47; 76.29
TypeHill fort
Site information
OwnerGovernment of India
Open to
the public
yes
Conditiondilapidated
Site history
Built byAsa Ahir, Ahir King
MaterialsStone, Limestone and Lead
Garrison information
OccupantsYaduvanshi Ahir->Faruqi dynasty->Mughal->Maratha->Holkars->Shinde->British

Asirgarh Fort is an Indian fortress (qila) situated in the Satpura Range about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the city of Burhanpur, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The Asirgarh fort is said to have been built by a king named Asa Ahir[2] in the early 15th century. Because the fortress commands a pass through the Satpuras connecting the valleys of the Narmada and Tapti rivers, one of the most important routes from northern India to the Deccan, it was known as the "key to the Deccan".

  1. ^ "District Burhanpur". Government of Madhya Pradesh, India. 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ Cunningham, Alexander (1879). Archaeological Survey of India: Report of a Tour of the Central Provinces in 1873–74 and 1874–75. Vol. 9. Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing. pp. 120–121.