Place · desert fort & palace complex · India
Nagaur Fort
Also known as Ahhichatragarh, Ahhichatragarh (Nagaur), Nagaur
Nagaur, the fort of the hooded cobra, held in turn by the Ghurids, the Rathores and the Mughals, with a double wall enclosing palaces, gardens and a mosque on flat desert ground rather than a hill. Its system of channels, tanks and fountains inside the enclosure is what allowed a fort in the open Thar to be lived in.
- Date
- 12th century onward
- Function
- Military & resistance
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 27.200, 73.750
Worth knowing
The Ahhichatragarh's palace walls carry some of the best surviving Rajput and Mughal wall painting in Rajasthan, uncovered in a restoration that won an Aga Khan award. Nagaur is also known for its cattle fair and for Nagauri bullocks, and Amir Khusrau's patron Hasan Nagauri came from the town.
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Sources
Wikipedia, “Nagaur Fort”. Aga Khan Trust for Culture award citation for the Ahhichatragarh restoration (2002); Archaeological Survey of India monument records.
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