Mehrangarh Fort is in northern India overlooking the city of Jodhpur. For some reason when the British Colonial Government in India began cataloguing castles, they decided to call them all forts: Forts in India. The suffix -garh is actually the Hindi word for castle. This usage of the term fort may give one the impression that India has no great stone castles dating back to medieval times, whereas it has many fine examples: Castles of India
A spectacular aerial view:
Some history:
The Official Mehrangarh Website features some history as well as a wealth of other information:
And we begin our exploration at...
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