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    Hari Parbat Fort is a historical fortification atop the Hari Parbat hill in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The fort was built during the late 18th/early...
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    and the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the site of the Hari Parbat fort, built by the Durrani Empire, and of a Hindu temple, mosques, and gurdwara...
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    A Muslim tomb found outside the gate of the fort is reported to be that of one of the sons of King Hari Singh. View of the inner fortified city, as seen...
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    Kumbhalgarh (redirect from Kumbhalgarh Fort)
    Kumbhalgarh (lit. "Kumbhal fort"), also known as the Great Wall of India, is a fortress on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills in the Rajsamand district...
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    fort located in the city of Mahad. It is one of the strongest fortress on the Deccan Pleatue and was historically referred to as Rairee or Rairy fort...
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    meaning ruling fort) is a Hill region fort situated in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India. Formerly known as Murumbdev, the fort was the first capital...
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    Jaisalmer Fort is situated in the city of Jaisalmer, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is one of the very few "living forts" in the world (such as Carcassonne...
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    Fort Aguada is a well-preserved seventeenth-century Portuguese-era fort, along with a lighthouse, standing in Goa, India, on Sinquerim Beach, overlooking...
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    Shivneri Fort (known as Killa) (Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiʋneɾiː]) is an ancient military fortification located near Junnar in Pune district in Maharashtra...
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    The Red Fort, also known as Lal Qila (Hindustani: [laːl qiːlaː]) is a historic fort in Delhi, India, that historically served as the main residence of...
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    Golconda (redirect from Golconda fort)
    city located on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The fort was originally built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparudra in the 11th century out...
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    Daulatabad Fort originally Deogiri Fort, is a historic fortified citadel located in Daulatabad village near Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra, India...
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    The Ramnagar Fort is a fortification in Ramnagar, Varanasi, India. It is located near the Ganges on its eastern bank, opposite to the Tulsi Ghat. The sandstone...
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    from top Temple in the Fort Fort (inside view) Pillar inside Rani Palace, Kalinjar Fort Gateway of Nilakanth temple in Kalinjar fort Gajasursamharamurti...
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    Junagarh Fort is a fort in the city of Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. Raja Dhaj, Ror Kumar, ruled over the principality of Junagarh in the fifth century BC...
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    The Fort of Gwalior or the Gwalior Fort is a defence hill fort in Gwalior, India. Mughal Emperor Babur called it the "pearl amongst the fortresses of Hind"...
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    Mehrangarh (redirect from Jodhpur fort)
    Mehrangarh is a historic fort located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. It stands on a hilltop, rising about 122 m (400 ft) above the surrounding plains, and...
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    Sinhagad (redirect from Sinhagad Fort)
    the fort had been the site of many battles, most notably the Battle of Sinhagad in 1670. It is located in the Pune district in Maharashtra. The fort is...
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  • Tughluqabad Fort is a ruined fort in Delhi, India. It was constructed by Ghiyasuddin Tughluq, the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty, of the Delhi Sultanate...
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    Murud-Janjira (redirect from Janjira Fort)
    Murud-Janjira (pron.) is the local name of a famous fort and tourist spot situated on an island just off the coastal town of Murud, in the Raigad district...
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  • Thumbnail for Nahargarh Fort
    Fort stands on the edge of the Aravalli Hills, overlooking the city of Jaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Along with Amer Fort and Jaigarh Fort...
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    Gingee Fort or Senji Fort (also known as Chenji, Chanchi, Jinji or Senchi) in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India. It...
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    Raja Hari Chand and annexed the Kangra kingdom into the Mughal Empire. Under the leadership of Nawab Ali Khan and aided by Raja Jagat Singh, the fort was...
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    the palace became the center of Indian politics in the 18th century. The fort itself was largely destroyed in 1828 by an unexplained fire, but the surviving...
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    Jaigarh Fort is situated on the promontory called the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles) of the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amer Fort and the Maota...
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    Fort William is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta (Kolkata). It was built during the early years of Britain's administration of Bengal. It sits on the eastern...
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    Madh Island (redirect from Madh Fort)
    February 1739. The British occupied Salsette Island, Thana Fort, Fort Versova, and the island fort of Karanja in 1774. It is secluded and difficult to reach...
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    Amer Fort or Amber Fort is a fort located in Amer, Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town with an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) located 11 kilometres...
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  • Thumbnail for Panhala Fort
    Panhala fort (also known as Panhalgad and Panhalla (literally "the home of serpents")), is located in Panhala, 20 kilometres northwest of Kolhapur in Maharashtra...
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  • Thumbnail for Akhnoor Fort
    Akhnoor Fort is a fort on the right bank of the Chenab River (ancient name Asikni), 28 km from Jammu City. Construction of the fort was started by Raja...
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