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[[File:"Ferozepore (Firozpur) – the Fort," from the Illustrated London News, 1851.jpg|thumb|"Ferozepore – the Fort" from the ''[[The Illustrated London News|Illustrated London News]]'', 1851]]<br />
The '''Firozpur Fort''' is a hexagonal-shaped fortress located in the city of [[Firozpur]] in Punjab, India, near the Indo-Pakistani border. It is purported to have originally been constructed during the reign of [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq|Feroze Shah Tughlaq]] (r. 1351–1388).<ref>{{Cite book |title=Punjab District Gazetteers: Firozpur |publisher=Controller of Print. and Stationery, Government of Punjab, India |year=1999 |pages=13}}</ref> Other sources claim the fortress was constructed during the Sikh-period.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=5 June 2025 |title=Ferozepur Fort In Punjab Reopens To Public After 200 Years |url=https://www.outlooktraveller.com/News/ferozepur-fort-in-punjab-reopens-to-public-after-200-years |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=Outlook Traveller}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Gupta |first=Anirudh |date=2 June 2025 |title=Colonial-era Ferozepur Fort that Hitler envied for its ammo reserves opens to public after 200 years |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/colonial-era-ferozepur-fort-that-hitler-envied-for-its-ammo-reserves-opens-to-public-after-200-years/ |access-date=6 June 2025 |work=The Tribune}}</ref> After the death of Lachhman Kaur and the lapsing of the [[Ferozepore (jagir)|Ferozepore Jagir]] into direct British-control in 1835, the Duke of Wellington ordered that the British take-over the fort and turn it into a garrison by 1839.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 1844, the British were erecting fortress constructions in Ferozepore, which annoyed the Sikh Empire to the north.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=Hari Ram |title=Panjab on the Eve of First Sikh War: A Documentary Study of the Political, Social, and Economic Conditions of the Panjab as Depicted in the Daily Letters Written Chiefly from Lahore by British Intelligencers ... During the Period from 30 December 1843 to 31 October 1844 |publisher=Publication Bureau, Panjab University |year=1975 |isbn=9780883866535 |edition=2nd |pages=92}}</ref> By 1858, the fort was producing different kinds of munitions from its arsenal.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> At any given time, there were around 10,000 bullocks, an equivalent amount of horses, and 150 camels at the fort.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The fort was later converted into a base depot that supplied weapons, ammunition, and trained animals.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The fortress was later referenced by [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] in his ''[[Mein Kampf]]'', who later viewed the fort as a key target during World War II.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The fort continued to be used as an arsenal until 1941 when the ammunition was shifted to Kasubegu.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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The historical Ferozepore Fortress has recently been re-opened to the public by the Indian Army's Golden Arrow Division.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><br />
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