Place · early-medieval brick-and-stone fort · India
Bathinda Fort (Qila Mubarak)
Also known as Qila Mubarak, Bhatinda Fort
Qila Mubarak at Bathinda is one of the oldest surviving forts in Punjab, built in brick about the 1st-3rd century CE and extensively re-fortified under the Bhati Rajputs, the Delhi Sultans and the Patiala house. It is where Razia Sultana, the first and only woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate, was imprisoned in 1240 after her deposition, and later killed. Guru Gobind Singh visited in 1706 (Gurdwara Sahib Patshahi Dasvin inside the fort marks the stop). Protected monument since 1961.
- Function
- Military & resistance
- Patron dynasty
- Bhati Rajput / Sultanate / Patiala
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 30.211, 74.945
Connections (1)
- Imprisoned atRazia Sultan
Razia Sultan — the only woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate (1236-40) — was deposed by her Turkic nobles in April 1240 after her alliance with Jamaluddin Yaqut provoked the Chihalgani’s revolt. She was imprisoned at Bathinda’s Qila Mubarak by its governor Altunia. She later escaped by marrying Altunia and marched with him on Delhi to retake the throne; both were defeated and killed by her brother Bahram Shah on 14 October 1240. The Bathinda imprisonment is the one well-attested place-anchor in her downfall.
Sources
Standard reference (Archaeological Survey of India).
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