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	~~'''~~Gohad Fort~~''' (~~[[~~Hindi~~]]~~: गोहद क़िला ''Gohad Qila'') is situated at~~ [[Gohad]] ~~city in [[Bhind district]] of~~ [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]~~. The town is situated at a distance of 45 km from [[Gwalior]].<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Gohad.html Google Links for Gohad]</ref>~~		{{Infobox historic site
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	~~<!-- Do not use the "Copyvio/core" template directly; the above line is generated by {{subst:Copyvio}} -->~~		'''Gohad Fort''' ([[Hindi]]: गोहद क़िला ''Gohad Qila'') is situated at [[Gohad]] city in [[Bhind district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. The town is situated at a distance of 45 km from [[Gwalior]].<ref>"[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Gohad.html Gohad, India]"</ref> The fort was built in 1505 by [[Bamraulia clan\|Bamraulia]] [[Jat]] ruler Singhandev II of [[Gohad State]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://chambaldivisionmp.nic.in/en/tourist-place/gohad-temple/ \| title=Gohad Temple \| Commissioner Chambal Division \| India }}</ref>
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	~~==History==~~
	~~According to~~ [[~~Alexander Cunningham~~]] ~~and William Cook, people of the~~ [[~~Jat~~]] ~~caste from village Bamrauli (near~~ [[~~Agra~~]]~~) settled the town~~ of [[~~Gohad~~]] in 1505. This later developed into an important Jat stronghold. The Jat rulers of Gohad were awarded the title of rana. The Rana Jat ruler Singhandev II founded Gohad fort and the Gohad state in 1505. Gohad state had 360 forts and fortresses all around for the protection of their people. Out of these Gohad fort is most important and unique example architecture of Jat rulers. It had the same style of architecture as used by the Jat rulers in Bharatpur Fort.<ref>Dr Ajay Kumar Agnihotri: ''Gohad ke Jaton ka Itihas'' (History of Jats of Gohad), ~~Nav Sahitya Bhawan, Delhi, 1985</ref>~~

	~~==The site of fort==~~
	~~The site of Gohad fort was selected strategically on the Vaisli River where it takes a circular turn~~. The ~~Gohad fort~~ is ~~in circular shape. It is protected by the rampart constructed around the fort in~~ a ~~length~~ of 5 km~~. The river was dug and flow of river was extended up to the fort to take a semi circular shape~~.<ref ~~name=~~"~~Jatvir smarika, 1992">Jatvir smarika, 1992<~~/~~ref>~~

	~~The fort has 11 gates named after the villages to which they face and the way they lead to~~. ~~These are Itayli (in south), Barthara (in west), Gohadi (in northwest), Birkhari (in northeast), Kathwan (in east), Kharaua (in southeast) and Saraswati~~.~~<ref name="Jatvir smarika~~, ~~2005~~"~~>Jatvir smarika, 2005~~</ref>

	~~==Other important buildings==~~
	~~Gohad~~ fort ~~has following important buildings inside the fort:~~
	~~‘Navin Mahal’, constructed~~ by [[~~Chhatar Singh~~\|~~Maharana Chhatra Singh~~]]~~, is the most attracting building used now as government offices~~. ~~This has got Diwane Ām, Diwane Khās and other offices needed at that time~~. ~~The architectural peculiarity of this building was that the King could reach the top storey riding on horse through a gently sloped rounded ramp~~. ~~Other buildings are Khās Mahal, Shish Mahal, Sāt~~-Bhānwar, Deoghar, Khās Darbār, Ām Darbār, Bhandār Grih and Rāni Bāgh. There are temples of Rāma Jānaki, Laxman, Rādhā Krirshna, Shiva and Markandeshwar. There are also ponds namely Rāmsāgar, Bhimsāgar, Laxmantāl etc.<ref ~~name="Jatvir smarika, 2005"/~~>

	~~[[Chhatar Singh~~\|~~Maharaja Chhatra Singh]] had also constructed a palace, called Chhatrapur, on~~ the ~~hill top at [[Behat]] village which~~ was ~~used as a summer capital~~ by ~~the~~ [[Gohad~~]] [[Rana (title)~~\|~~rana~~]] ~~rulers~~. ~~Behat is believed to be the birthplace of famous singer Tansen. It was a marvelous site surrounded by forests~~.~~<ref name="Jatvir smarika, 1992"/>~~		==Architecture==
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			Gohad Fort has following important buildings inside the fort. Navin Mahal inside the fort was constructed by Maharana Chhatra Singh (1757–1785) of [[Gohad State\|Gohad]]. Other buildings are Khas Mahal, Shish Mahal, Sat-Bhanwar, Deoghar, Khas Darbar, Am Darbar, Bhandar Grih Rani Bagh and other temples and water ponds.

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[~~Gohad~~]]		*[[Ater Fort]]

	== ~~Notes~~ ==		==References==
	~~<references/>~~		{{reflist}}

	==~~References~~==		==Further reading==
	* Dr Ajay Kumar Agnihotri: ''Gohad ke Jaton ka Itihas'' (History of Jats of Gohad), Nav Sahitya Bhawan~~, Delhi~~, 1985		* Ajay Kumar Agnihotri, ''Gohad ke Jaton ka Itihas'' [History of Jats of Gohad], Delhi: Nav Sahitya Bhawan, 1985
	* Jatvir smarika, 1992
	* Jatvir smarika, 2005

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	'''Gohad Fort''' ([[Hindi]]: गोहद क़िला ''Gohad Qila'') is situated at [[Gohad]] city in [[Bhind district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. The town is situated at a distance of 45 km from [[Gwalior]].<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Gohad.html Google Links for Gohad]</ref> ~~UNESCO Asia~~- ~~Pacific award for cultural heritage conservation 2017~~, ~~sub category HONOURABLE MENTION OF INDIA(In m.p.) Gohad fort~~		'''Gohad Fort''' ([[Hindi]]: गोहद क़िला ''Gohad Qila'') is situated at [[Gohad]] city in [[Bhind district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. The town is situated at a distance of 45 km from [[Gwalior]].<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Gohad.html Google Links for Gohad]</ref>

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'''Gohad Fort''' ([[Hindi]]: गोहद क़िला ''Gohad Qila'') is situated at [[Gohad]] city in [[Bhind district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. The town is situated at a distance of 45 km from [[Gwalior]].<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Gohad.html Google Links for Gohad]</ref> UNESCO Asia- Pacific award for cultural heritage conservation 2017, sub category HONOURABLE MENTION OF INDIA(In m.p.) Gohad fort

==History==
According to [[Alexander Cunningham]] and William Cook, people of the [[Jat]] caste from village Bamrauli (near [[Agra]]) settled the town of [[Gohad]] in 1505. This later developed into an important Jat stronghold. The Jat rulers of Gohad were awarded the title of rana. The Rana Jat ruler Singhandev II founded Gohad fort and the Gohad state in 1505. Gohad state had 360 forts and fortresses all around for the protection of their people. Out of these Gohad fort is most important and unique example architecture of Jat rulers. It had the same style of architecture as used by the Jat rulers in Bharatpur Fort.<ref>Dr Ajay Kumar Agnihotri: ''Gohad ke Jaton ka Itihas'' (History of Jats of Gohad), Nav Sahitya Bhawan, Delhi, 1985</ref>

==The site of fort==
The site of Gohad fort was selected strategically on the Vaisli River where it takes a circular turn. The Gohad fort is in circular shape. It is protected by the rampart constructed around the fort in a length of 5 km. The river was dug and flow of river was extended up to the fort to take a semi circular shape.<ref name="Jatvir smarika, 1992">Jatvir smarika, 1992</ref>

The fort has 11 gates named after the villages to which they face and the way they lead to. These are Itayli (in south), Barthara (in west), Gohadi (in northwest), Birkhari (in northeast), Kathwan (in east), Kharaua (in southeast) and Saraswati.<ref name="Jatvir smarika, 2005">Jatvir smarika, 2005</ref>

==Other important buildings==
Gohad fort has following important buildings inside the fort:
‘Navin Mahal’, constructed by [[Chhatar Singh|Maharana Chhatra Singh]], is the most attracting building used now as government offices. This has got Diwane Ām, Diwane Khās and other offices needed at that time. The architectural peculiarity of this building was that the King could reach the top storey riding on horse through a gently sloped rounded ramp. Other buildings are Khās Mahal, Shish Mahal, Sāt-Bhānwar, Deoghar, Khās Darbār, Ām Darbār, Bhandār Grih and Rāni Bāgh. There are temples of Rāma Jānaki, Laxman, Rādhā Krirshna, Shiva and Markandeshwar. There are also ponds namely Rāmsāgar, Bhimsāgar, Laxmantāl etc.<ref name="Jatvir smarika, 2005"/>

[[Chhatar Singh|Maharaja Chhatra Singh]] had also constructed a palace, called Chhatrapur, on the hill top at [[Behat]] village which was used as a summer capital by the [[Gohad]] [[Rana (title)|rana]] rulers. Behat is believed to be the birthplace of famous singer Tansen. It was a marvelous site surrounded by forests.<ref name="Jatvir smarika, 1992"/>

==See also==
*[[Gohad]]

== Notes ==
<references/>

==References==
* Dr Ajay Kumar Agnihotri: ''Gohad ke Jaton ka Itihas'' (History of Jats of Gohad), Nav Sahitya Bhawan, Delhi, 1985
* Jatvir smarika, 1992
* Jatvir smarika, 2005

{{Forts in India}}
{{Forts in Madhya Pradesh}}

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[[Category:Forts in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Bhind district]]