Back জয়গড় কেল্লা Bengali/Bangla Fort Jaigarh Catalan Džajgarh Czech Fort Jaigarh German Fuerte Jaigarh Spanish Fort Jaigarh French જયગઢનો કિલ્લો Gujarati जयगढ़ दुर्ग Hindi ジャイガル城 Japanese ಜೈಗಢ್ ಕೋಟೆ Kannada
| Jaigarh Fort Victory Fort | |
|---|---|
| Part of Jaipur | |
| Amer, Rajasthan, India | |
 Jaigarh Fort | |
  Jaigarh Fort Victory Fort  Jaigarh Fort Victory Fort | |
| Coordinates | 26°59′09″N 75°51′03″E / 26.9859°N 75.8507°E |
| Type | Fort |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Jaigarh Public Charitable Trust |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Good |
| Site history | |
| Materials | Red Sandstone |
| Battles/wars | 436 |
| Events | Death of Dara Shikoh |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Shazada Jalal Muhammad Mirza Mughal Empire |
Jaigarh Fort is situated on the promontory called the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles) of the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amer Fort and the Maota Lake, near Amer in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.[1][2]
Raja Kakil Dev captured the Amber region from the Mina tribes and began construction of Jaigarh fort around the middle of the eleventh century. Over the centuries, the Fort was augmented by subsequent rulers, including Maha Raja Jai Singh II, who added palace apartments to the complex. [3]
The fort, rugged and similar in structural design to the Amer Fort, is also known as Victory Fort. It has a length of 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) along the north–south direction and a width of 1 kilometre (0.62 mi). The fort features a cannon named "Jaivana" (Jaivana Cannon), which was manufactured in the fort precincts and was then the world's largest cannon on wheels. Jaigarh Fort and Amer Fort are connected by subterranean passages and considered as one complex.
- ^ Pippa de Bruyn; Keith Bain; David Allardice; Shonar Joshi (2010). Frommer's India. Frommer's. pp. 521–522. ISBN 978-0-470-55610-8.
- ^ D. Fairchild Ruggles (2008). Islamic gardens and landscapes. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-0-8122-4025-2. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ Vibhuti Sachdev and Giles Tillotson (2008). Jaipur City Palace. Roli Books. ISBN 9788174365699.