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'''Gulganj Fort''' is an eighteenth century fort in the [[Chhatarpur]] district in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Located at the top of a hill, It is built in the Bundeli architecture style. It was used as a residence and at a same time, also used as a defensive structure. Under [[British Raj]], the fort was used as a local administrative headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=tripuntold|url=https://www.tripuntold.com/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/gulganj-fort/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.tripuntold.com}}</ref> The fort is a typical ''garhi'' - that is defined in local language as a small fort at top of hill near a source of water hidden in forest or trees and away from the main paths.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Conserving the ‘Ordinary’: The Case of Gulganj Fort, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh|url=https://www.wmf.org/blog/conserving-%E2%80%98ordinary%E2%80%99-case-gulganj-fort-chhatarpur-madhya-pradesh|access-date=2021-03-05|website=World Monuments Fund|language=en}}</ref> It is believed that the fort was built by King Sawant Singh for his mistress Gulbai.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Suman|date=2020-06-13|title=Forts in Central India|url=https://nomadicshoes.com/forts-in-india/forts-in-central-india/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Nomadic Shoes|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Forts in Madhya Pradesh]]</div>>Neils51