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Palace-fortresses of the Bundelas
The six surviving palace-fortresses of the Bundela Rajput dynasty across Bundelkhand in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh — Datia's Raja Mahal / Satkhanda Palace (c.1620 by Bir Singh Deo, seven storeys, built in 1,000 days as a lodge for Jahangir's visit) is the most complete and architecturally the finest; the Orchha Jahangir Mahal (1606), Jhansi Fort (1613), Kalinjar, Ajaigarh and Garhkundar complete the serial nomination. The Bundelas ruled Bundelkhand from 1501 to 1817; their fortresses combine Mughal arcades with Rajput chhatris and local sandstone construction. The 2024 UNESCO submission as 'Bundelkhand's palace fortresses' is active on the tentative list.
- Function
- Military & resistance
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 25.670, 78.460
Connections (1)
- In the same set asGwalior Fort
Gwalior Fort, Orchha and Datia are proposed together as a Bundela serial property, and the connection is one man: Bir Singh Deo, who was given Orchha and the money for it as the reward for murdering Akbar's friend Abul Fazl on Prince Salim's instructions, built Datia with the same revenue, and held Gwalior as a Mughal grant.
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Sources
List of World Heritage Sites in India — Wikipedia
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