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	'''~~Kesgarh~~ Qila''' is the name given to the ~~fort~~ that the tenth Master constructed in [[Anandpur Sahib]]. The fort is now the [[Panj Takht\|Takhat]] called [[Kesgarh Sahib]]. This [[Gurdwara]] was one of the five forts constructed by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] at [[Anandpur Sahib]] for the defense of the [[Sikh]]s. The [[Guru]] spent 25 years at [[Anandpur Sahib]] and to protect the [[Sikh]]s from the hill Rajas or [[Mughal Empire\|Mughals]], the Guru began the construction of five defensive [[Qila]]s (forts) all around the town.		'''Kesgardh Qila''' is the name given to the Takhat that the tenth Master constructed in [[Anandpur Sahib]]. The fort is now the [[Panj Takht\|Takhat]] called [[Kesgarh Sahib]]. This [[Gurdwara]] was one of the five forts constructed by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] at [[Anandpur Sahib]] for the defense of the [[Sikh]]s. The [[Guru]] spent 25 years at [[Anandpur Sahib]] and to protect the [[Sikh]]s from the hill Rajas or [[Mughal Empire\|Mughals]], the Guru began the construction of five defensive [[Qila]]s (forts) all around the town.

	The five [[Panj]] forts, [[Qila]]s, constructed by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] at [[Anandpur Sahib]] are:<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikh_gurdwaras/gurdwara_qila_lohgarh_sahib_anandpur.html\|title=Gurdwara Qila Lohgarh Sahib Anandpur \| Discover Sikhism}}</ref>		The five [[Panj]] forts, [[Qila]]s, constructed by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] at [[Anandpur Sahib]] are:<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikh_gurdwaras/gurdwara_qila_lohgarh_sahib_anandpur.html\|title=Gurdwara Qila Lohgarh Sahib Anandpur \| Discover Sikhism}}</ref>

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	'''Kesgarh Qila''' is the name given to the fort that the tenth Master constructed in [[Anandpur Sahib]]. The fort is now the [[Panj Takht\|Takhat]] called [[Kesgarh Sahib]]. This [[Gurdwara]] was one of the five forts constructed by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] at [[Anandpur Sahib]] for the defense of the [[Sikh]]s. The [[Guru]] spent 25 years at [[Anandpur Sahib]] and to protect the [[Sikh]]s from the hill Rajas or [[Mughal Empire\|Mughals]], the Guru began the construction of five defensive [[Qila]]s (forts) all around the town.		'''Kesgarh Qila''' is the name given to the fort that the tenth Master constructed in [[Anandpur Sahib]]. The fort is now the [[Panj Takht\|Takhat]] called [[Kesgarh Sahib]]. This [[Gurdwara]] was one of the five forts constructed by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] at [[Anandpur Sahib]] for the defense of the [[Sikh]]s. The [[Guru]] spent 25 years at [[Anandpur Sahib]] and to protect the [[Sikh]]s from the hill Rajas or [[Mughal Empire\|Mughals]], the Guru began the construction of five defensive [[Qila]]s (forts) all around the town.

	The five [[Panj]] forts, [[Qila]]s, constructed by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] at [[Anandpur Sahib]] are:<ref>http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikh_gurdwaras/gurdwara_qila_lohgarh_sahib_anandpur.html</ref>		The five [[Panj]] forts, [[Qila]]s, constructed by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] at [[Anandpur Sahib]] are:<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikh_gurdwaras/gurdwara_qila_lohgarh_sahib_anandpur.html\|title=Gurdwara Qila Lohgarh Sahib Anandpur \| Discover Sikhism}}</ref>

	# [[Kesgarh Sahib\|Kesgarh]] at the center (now a Takhat),		# [[Kesgarh Sahib\|Kesgarh]] at the center (now a Takhat),

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[[File:Keshgarh Sahib Gurudwara at Anandpur Sahib.jpg|thumb|210px|[[Kesgarh Sahib]] Gurudwara at [[Anandpur Sahib]], Punjab, the birthplace of [[Khalsa]]]]
'''Kesgarh Qila''' is the name given to the fort that the tenth Master constructed in [[Anandpur Sahib]]. The fort is now the [[Panj Takht|Takhat]] called [[Kesgarh Sahib]]. This [[Gurdwara]] was one of the five forts constructed by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] at [[Anandpur Sahib]] for the defense of the [[Sikh]]s. The [[Guru]] spent 25 years at [[Anandpur Sahib]] and to protect the [[Sikh]]s from the hill Rajas or [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]], the Guru began the construction of five defensive [[Qila]]s (forts) all around the town.

The five [[Panj]] forts, [[Qila]]s, constructed by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] at [[Anandpur Sahib]] are:<ref>http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikh_gurdwaras/gurdwara_qila_lohgarh_sahib_anandpur.html</ref>

# [[Kesgarh Sahib|Kesgarh]] at the center (now a Takhat),
# Anandgarh (fort of bliss) {{coords|31|13|54|N|76|30|16|E|}}
# Lohgarh (fort of steel) {{coords|31|13|39|N|79|29|39|E|}}
# Holgarh (fort of colour) {{coords|31|14|20.8|N|76|29|9.3|E|}}
# Fatehgarh (fort of victory) {{coords|31|14|28.5|N|76|29|52.37|E|}}

All the forts were joined together with earthworks and tunnels. The construction began in 1689 and took over ten years to complete.

==References==
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[[Category:Forts in Punjab, India]]