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	~~{{unreferenced\|date=August 2017}}~~		'''Singorgarh Fort,''' in the [[Damoh district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in Central India, is a [[hill-fort]] of [[Gondwana Kingdom\|Garha Kingdom]], spread over the hills of a forested area. It is about 45 km from [[Jabalpur]] city, on the way to [[Damoh]] town. It was a magnificent fort and a residence of [[Gondwana Kingdom\|Rajgond]] rulers of Central India who spent part of each year there. It is presently under the archeological survey of india. The site must be accessed by bike,car or bus as there is proper road to it.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=President Inaugurates conservation works at Singorgarh Fort in Damoh district (MP) \|url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1703059 \|access-date=2022-03-24 \|website=pib.gov.in \|language=en}}</ref>
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	'''Singorgarh Fort,''' in the [[Damoh district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in Central India, is a [[hill-fort]] of [[Gondwana Kingdom\|Garha Kingdom]], spread over the hills of a forested area. It is about 45 km from [[Jabalpur]] city, on the way to [[Damoh]] town. It was a magnificent fort and a residence of [[Gondwana Kingdom\|Rajgond]] rulers of Central India who spent part of each year there. It is presently under the archeological survey of india. The site must be accessed by bike,car or bus as there is proper road to it.

	In its peak years, thousands of people lived at the fort, which was spread over large area. Many of its former watch towers are still visible. There is a pond on the hilltop that provided water. The fort was attacked in June, 1564 during the last war of the [[Gondwana Kingdom\|Gondwana Kingdom]] dynasty, under the rule of [[Rani Durgavati]]. At that time, [[Rani Durgavati]], the ruling Queen of [[Garha Kingdom\|Gondwana]], resided there; she later moved to [[Chouragarh fort\|Chouragarh Fort]] in [[Narsinghpur]].		In its peak years, thousands of people lived at the fort, which was spread over large area. Many of its former watch towers are still visible. There is a pond on the hilltop that provided water. The fort was attacked in June, 1564 during the last war of the [[Gondwana Kingdom\|Gondwana Kingdom]] dynasty, under the rule of [[Rani Durgavati]]. At that time, [[Rani Durgavati]], the ruling Queen of [[Garha Kingdom\|Gondwana]], resided there; she later moved to [[Chouragarh fort\|Chouragarh Fort]] in [[Narsinghpur]].

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	Before coming in hand of Gond rulers, '''Singorgarh fort''' was under [[Chandel (Rajput clan)\|Chandel]] rulers in 1308. It was Gond ruler [[Sangram Shah\|Sangram shah]] who conquered the Singorgarh fort in early period of 16th century. [[Sangram Shah]] was a powerful [[Gond King\|Gond]] ruler and was Father in Law of [[Rani Durgavati]]. It was year 1564 when Mughal army, led by Asaf Khan (from Kunda, Uttar Pradesh), with assistance of Rewa rulers, attacked the Gond Kingdom. In those days, Mughal ruler [[Akbar]] ordered his general Asaf Khan of Kunda, to attack the Gond dynasty as he was jealous of Gond dynasty's prosperity and sovereignty. In summers of year 1564, Mughal army reached Gond kingdom border. During that time, [[Rani Durgavati]] was ruling the kingdom and was present in same Singorgarh fort. When she came to know about the huge army of more than 70,000 soldiers, she decided to leave the fort and shifted to [[Garha fort]] of [[Jabalpur]] and major war took place in this area. While marching towards Jabalpur, Mughal army first reached '''Singorgarh fort''' and attacked here in which fort was badly damaged and since then, although ruled but never gained its previous prosperity and gleam.

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'''Singorgarh Fort,''' in the [[Damoh district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in Central India, is a [[hill-fort]] of [[Gondwana Kingdom|Garha Kingdom]], spread over the hills of a forested area. It is about 45 km from [[Jabalpur]] city, on the way to [[Damoh]] town. It was a magnificent fort and a residence of [[Gondwana Kingdom|Rajgond]] rulers of Central India who spent part of each year there. It is presently under the archeological survey of india. The site must be accessed by bike,car or bus as there is proper road to it.

In its peak years, thousands of people lived at the fort, which was spread over large area. Many of its former watch towers are still visible. There is a pond on the hilltop that provided water. The fort was attacked in June, 1564 during the last war of the [[Gondwana Kingdom|Gondwana Kingdom]] dynasty, under the rule of [[Rani Durgavati]]. At that time, [[Rani Durgavati]], the ruling Queen of [[Garha Kingdom|Gondwana]], resided there; she later moved to [[Chouragarh fort|Chouragarh Fort]] in [[Narsinghpur]].

== History ==

Before coming in hand of Gond rulers, '''Singorgarh fort''' was under [[Chandel (Rajput clan)|Chandel]] rulers in 1308. It was Gond ruler [[Sangram Shah|Sangram shah]] who conquered the Singorgarh fort in early period of 16th century. [[Sangram Shah]] was a powerful [[Gond King|Gond]] ruler and was Father in Law of [[Rani Durgavati]]. It was year 1564 when Mughal army, led by Asaf Khan (from Kunda, Uttar Pradesh), with assistance of Rewa rulers, attacked the Gond Kingdom. In those days, Mughal ruler [[Akbar]] ordered his general Asaf Khan of Kunda, to attack the Gond dynasty as he was jealous of Gond dynasty's prosperity and sovereignty. In summers of year 1564, Mughal army reached Gond kingdom border. During that time, [[Rani Durgavati]] was ruling the kingdom and was present in same Singorgarh fort. When she came to know about the huge army of more than 70,000 soldiers, she decided to leave the fort and shifted to [[Garha fort]] of [[Jabalpur]] and major war took place in this area. While marching towards Jabalpur, Mughal army first reached '''Singorgarh fort''' and attacked here in which fort was badly damaged and since then, although ruled but never gained its previous prosperity and gleam.

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