All You Need To Know About Kumbhalgarh Fort!

 

Kumbhalgarh Fort was built by King Rana Kumbha in the fifteenth century. This Mewar Fort is situated on the banks of the Banas River. Tourists come in large numbers to see this fort as this fort is the second most important fort in the state of Rajasthan. This huge fort is surrounded by 13 bastions, bastions, and observation towers. Kumbhalgarh Fort is spread over 36 km in the Aravalli hills. It also has a domed palace built by Maharana Fateh Singh. The long-curved wall was built to guard against enemies, and it is believed to rank second only to the Great Wall of China in terms of length.

History of Kumbhalgarh Fort:

A very interesting story unfolds in the history of Kumbhalgarh Fort. According to which when Rana Kumbha started the construction of the fort, he faced many difficulties, after which he thought of giving up the construction work. 

But one day he met a holy man who advised him not to give up the construction of this fort and said that one day all his problems will be solved. Provided that any pious person voluntarily sacrifices his life. Upon hearing this, Raza was disappointed after which that holy man gave his life to the king. 

Those men asked the king to construct the entrance to the Kumbhalgarh Fort. Rana Kumbha, following the advice of the man, did what he was told and he was successful in building this majestic fort.

Kumbhalgarh marked different areas between Mewar and Marwar and this place was used to avoid whenever an attack occurred. Prince Uday also ruled the Kumbhalgarh Fort and was the founder of the city of Udaipur. This fort continued to exist between Raja Man Singh of Amber, Raja Uday Singh of Marwar, and the Mirzas of Gujarat. 

Kumbhalgarh Fort is also known as the place where Maharana Pratap was born and this fort was attacked in 1457 by Ahmad Shah I of Gujarat. The local people here believe that there was a presence of Banmata Devi in ​​the fort which protected this fort, whose temple was destroyed by Ahmed Shah. After this, many efforts were made by Mohammad Khilji in 1458-59 and 1467 to acquire this fort. But Akbar's commander Shambhaz Khan acquired the fort in 1576. After this, the temples along with Marathas and buildings were also occupied.

This fort has seven big doors. The largest of these is known as Ram Pol. Tourists can see a temple on Hanuman Pol, the main road leading to the fort. Halla Pol, Ram Pol, Paghara Pol, Nimbu Pol, Bhairav ​​Pol, and Top-Khana Pol are the other doors of the fort.

Tourists can observe the surrounding areas from above the fort like a bird. Another fort known as Kartargarh is located inside the main fort of Kumbhalgarh.