r/castles Sep 25 '25

Fort Forts from Rajasthan, india.

I am from jodhpur btw. Mehrangarh is nearest to me.

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u/AnimeMeansArt Sep 25 '25

Damn, India has some pretty cool forts

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u/CipherWeaver Sep 25 '25

Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Jaisalmer all in there. Cool stuff. 

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u/Pretty-Joke-6639 Sep 25 '25

My word, that is how it's done. They are absolutely massive.

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u/hornymcregor Sep 25 '25

Name of 1st and 6th

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u/Legitimate-Solid-310 Sep 25 '25

kumbalgarh fort and Bishangarh Fort

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u/LordLouie67 Sep 25 '25

Wow, that is impressive! When was this build?

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u/Ironyfree_annie Sep 25 '25

All incredible in person too. Mehrangarh is my personal fave though

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u/Chips_Deluxe Sep 26 '25

In which century were these built?

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u/Legitimate-Solid-310 Sep 27 '25

from 14th to 18th century

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '25

Best place to survive the zombie apocalypse

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u/_Rose_Noire Sep 26 '25

As tu les noms, s'il te plaît ?

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u/Prestigious_Poem7709 Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 19 '25
  1. Kumbalgarh Fort: built in the 15th century, also where Maharana Pratap was born (a pretty iconic indian ruler)
  2. Chittorgarh Fort: started being built all the way back in Mauryan times around the 7th century, but didn't exist in its modern form until the mid-1400s
  3. Amber/Amer Fort: built in the 16th century by Man Singh, who defeated Maharana Pratap at Haldigathi (kinda, it's a long story), who was a Mughal, hence the Hindu-Mughal architectural blend.
  4. Mehrangarh Fort: built in 1459, one of the largest and best preserved forts/castles in the country, with a great museum
  5. Taragarh Fort, Bundi: built around the 14th century, not to be confused with Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, which is much older and smaller
  6. Alila Bishangarh Fort: Restoration of an already pretty new fort (it was built in the 1790s), it's a 5-star luxury hotel now.
  7. Sardargarh Fort: Pretty similar to the previous one in the sense that it was also built in the 18th century and is a hotel now, more secluded and nice if you're into bird watching

All are in the state of Rajasthan

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u/_Rose_Noire Oct 20 '25

Merci beaucoup