Kangra Fort

Highlights

• The Kangra Fort is a historic fort located in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India.
• The fort is also known as 'Nagarkot' and 'Kot Kangra'.
• This fort stands on a hillock between two rivers (Manjhi and Banganga), among the foothills of the Dhauladhar range.
• The fort is the largest in the Indian Himalayas, and is under the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India.
• The Kangra Fort is also the oldest fort in the Himalayas, and also found mentions in Indian mythology, along with historical mentions spanning approximately 4,000 years.

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Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

• •Kangra Fort was built by the Katoch Dynasty of Rajputs.
• •The earliest still existing remains inside the fort are Jain and Hindu temples dated to c.
• •9th–10th century AD The earliest recorded reference to the Kangra fort dates from the time of this fort's invasion by Mahmud Ghazni in 1009 A.D.
• •The fort was captured by Muhammad bin Tughluq in 1337 A.D., and by his successor Firuz Shah Tughluq in 1351 A.D.
• •respectively.

Architecture

• •The entrance to the fort is through a small courtyard enclosed between two gates which were built during the Sikh period, as appears from an inscription over the entrance.
• •From here a long and narrow passage leads up to the top of the fort, through the Ahani and Amiri Darwaza (gate), both attributed to Nawab Saif Ali Khan, the first Mughal Governor of Kangra.
• •About 500 feet from the outer gate the passage turns round at a very sharp angle and passes through the Jehangiri Darwaza.
• •The area Kangra Fort is spread across 463 acres.

Temple Layout

• •The entrance to the fort is through a small courtyard enclosed between two gates which were built during the Sikh period, as appears from an inscription over the entrance.
• •From here a long and narrow passage leads up to the top of the fort, through the Ahani and Amiri Darwaza (gate), both attributed to Nawab Saif Ali Khan, the first Mughal Governor of Kangra.
• •About 500 feet from the outer gate the passage turns round at a very sharp angle and passes through the Jehangiri Darwaza.
• •The area Kangra Fort is spread across 463 acres.

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