Bhatner fort

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The '''Bhatner fort''' is at [[Hanumangarh]] in [[Rajasthan]], India, about 419 km northwest of [[Jaipur]] along the old [[Multan]]-[[Delhi]] route and 230 km north-east of Bikaner. The old name of Hanumangarh was Bhatner, which means "fortress of the Bhati". Believed to be 1700 years old, it is considered to be one of the oldest forts of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/254654/Hanumangarh |title=Hanumangarh (India) - Encyclopædia Britannica |publisher=Britannica.com |access-date=2014-01-29}}</ref>

== History ==
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The ancient fort situated on the bank of River Ghaggar was built in 253 CE by Bhupat, son of king Bhati of Jaisalmer. After losing a war, King Bhupat took shelter in the jungle. Thenhe constructed a safe castle for himself which came to be known as Bhatner. The entire fort is built of bricks, covering an area of 52 [[bigha]]s. It is in the shape of a parallelogram, with a dozen bastions on each side. [[Painted Grey Ware]] (circa 1100-800 BCE) and Rang-Mahal Ware (1st-3rd century CE) have been found in wells situated along the wall.

In the middle of the thirteenth century CE, [[Sher Shah Suri]] (Sher Khan), a cousin or nephew of Balban (the Sultan of Delhi), was governor in these parts of the country. He is said to have carried out repairs to the forts of [[Bhatinda]] and Bhatner. In 1391, Bhatner was wrested by [[Timur]] by defeating Bhatti King Rao Doolchand. A mention has been made in "Tuzuk-e-Timuri" (Autobiography of Timur) about this fort and he stated this fort one of the strongest and secured fort of India. During the Timurud invasion of India in 1398,[[Timur]] took 10,000 soldiers from his main army of 92,000 which was advancing towards Delhi under his grandson and captured the Bhatner fort, sacked the city and destroyed its fortifications. Even Mughal Emperor [[Akbar the Great]] described his fortification in his book "Ain-I-Akbari". Subsequently, the fort appears to have been held by [[Bhati]]s, [[Johiya]]s and [[Chayal]]s until 1527 when it was taken by Rao Jet Singh of Bikaner. After that, it came twice under Mughal control as well, in addition to being the possession of the royal families of Chayal and [[Bikaner]]. Researchers believe that famous Tarain war fought between Mohammad gouri and [[Prithviraj Chauhan]] is the present Talwara Jheel area of the district. This fort stands in the path of invasion of India from Central Asia and had acted as a strong barricade against the attack of enemies. Finally in the year of 1805, it was captured by Emperor Soorat Singh of Bikaner and remained with it till the formation of Rajasthan. Since the day of victory was Tuesday (known as day of Hindu God Hanuman), so he named Bhatner as Hanumangarh.

== References ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221752/http://asijaipurcircle.com/bhatner_fort_hanumangarh.php Archaeological Survey of India]
*{{cite book
|title=The Rajputana gazetteers
|quote=Bhatner Fort is of some historical interest, having at various times been captured by Mahmúd Ghaznavi, Taimur, and Kámrán, the son of Humayún. It appears to have been granted to Rái Singh of Bikanir by the Emperor Akbár.
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uKYIAAAAQAAJ&q=Bhatner&hl=en
|year=1879
}}

*{{citation
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C4tRAQAAIAAJ&q=Bhatner
|title=An Approach to Indian Archaeology, Volume 1
|author=Sudhir Ranjan Das
|publisher=Pilgrim Publishers
|year=1972
|quote=The well-known medieval Bhatner fort, near Hanumangarh, actually stands on a high mound, the lower levels of which revealed prehistoric remains. Four miles to the east of Hanumangarh, the Bhadrakali mound rises up to a height of 43 ft.
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* https://web.archive.org/web/20090505194825/http://hanumangarh.nic.in/places_of_interest.html

[[Category:Forts in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Hanumangarh district]]

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