- Bandhavgarh Fort
The Bandhavgarh Fort is situated in
Bandhavgarh inUmaria district ofMadhya Pradesh ,India . It is located on the Bandhavgarh hill, rising 811 meters above sea level at the centre of theBandhavgarh National Park . It is a surrounded by a large number of smaller hills separated by gently sloping valleys. These valleys end in small, swampy meadows, locally known as 'bohera'.Origin
No records are available to show when Bandhavgarh fort was constructed. It is thought, however, to be some 2000 years old, and there are references to it in the ancient books, the "Narad-Panch Ratra" and the "
Shiva Purana ". The Bandhavgarh fort derives its name from the most prominent hillock of the area, which is said to be given byLord Rama to his brotherLaxman to keep a watch onLanka . Hence the name Bandhavgarh (bandhav = brother, garh = fort).History
Various dynasties have ruled the fort: for example, The
Mauryan s from 3rd century BC,Vakataka rulers from 3rd century to 5th century theSengar s from 5th century and theKalachuri s from 10th century. In the 13th century, theBaghel s took over, ruling from Bandhavgarh until 1617, when Maharaja Vikramaditya Singh moved his capital toRewa . The last inhabitants deserted the fort in 1935.ee also
Bandhavgarh National Park References
*L.K.Chaudhari & Safi Akhtar Khan: Bandhavgarh-Fort of the Tiger, Wild Atlas Books, Bhopal, 2003
*Shahbaz Ahmad: Charger the long living Tiger, Print World, Allahabad, 2001
*W.A.Rodgers, H.S.Panwar and V.B.Mathur: Wildlife Protected Area Network in India: A review, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2000
*Captain J.Forsyth: The Highlands of Central India, Natraj Publishers, Dehradun, 1994
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