Historical Alamgir Gate, Mandu, a part of the biggest fort in India

Alamgir gate, Mandu Fort, MP flicker.com

Alamgir gate, Mandu fort, MP commons.m.wikimedia.org

Steeped in history, Mandu in Madhya Pradesh has a spectacular but ruined citadel that is not easily accessible by the enemies, part of the reason being its location atop the high plateau. Forming an important military outpost by virtue of its strategic location in an impressive naturally-protected place in the Vindhya hills surrounded by a ravine on all sides, every year it attracts tourists from India as well as abroad. The fort is 82 km in perimeter and is believed to be the biggest in India. What is so special about this big fort? Deep ravines cut into the sides of the 20 sq. km plateau (633 meters high) occupied by the fort. The ruins are spread over an area of 21 sq. km. Besides its tough location, mention may be made of the fort's high thick walls mostly consisting of small boulders, rubble, cobble, etc., stretch as far as 59.5 km (37 miles) long and the Narmada river blocking the way for the enemy's approach to the fort. Visitors can see beautiful palaces, mosques, tombs, etc amid the lush green gardens, lakes and woodland within the confines of walls. Dilawar Khan Husain Ghuri (ruled 1401-5) had first redesigned the fort and begun the work and later Mahmud Shah I Khalji (ruled 1436-69) completed the work that had been left behind by the early builder. It is an ancient stronghold as this region was prone to attacks from the Muslim rulers of NW of India.

In 1902 Alamgir gate, Mandu Fort asibhopal.nic.in

Toward the end of the 10th century, Mandu became a prominent place under the Hindu ruling dynasty of Paramaras that controlled the province of Malwa with their capital at Dhar. In 1305 the Sultans of the Delhi Sultanate displaced the Hindu rulers. The Hindus were either killed or forced to become Muslims under threats to life.Alauddin Khaliji (c 1267- 4 Jan. 1316) was a notorious Muslim fanatic. He had his own father-in-law ruler Jalaluddin killed and paraded his head on a spear in his camp to instill fear among his enemies In 1401 Dilawar Khan had a row with the Delhi sultanate and broke away from it. He founded an independent sultanate with Mandu as the capital of the Malwa region. Between 1405 and 1531, Mandu saw several developments such as palaces, gardens, lakes etc., and it was the golden age of the new capital and the fort was renamed ‘Shadiabad’ (City of Joy). It was during this period there was an infusion of Islamic architecture characterized by elegance and simplicity. This gave rise to Mogul architecture with fusion of Hindu building style as in Delhi and Agra.

Alamgir gate, Mandu fort, MP lonelyplanet.com

What the visitors see here at Mandu are the the remnants of 12 gates of the great fort, of them only seven survived. Located at vantage points, the soldiers from these gates were guarding the place 24 hours a day, on the look of the sign of any approaching column of an enemy's army. Through a system of acoustics, I believe, they will inform the palace and other gates of the approaching danger. Designed in such a way, the soldiers could see at long distances, looking for any movements

The barbican in front of Alamgir gate has a walled enclosure with two square bastions built at flanks. The height of the arched building from the bottom level to the top of the Kanguras is 11 m. The covered passage is about 9.5 m x 4 m. and there are four arches. The three inner ones support barrel-shaped roof. The outer portion of the building is characteristic of a flat roof, covered with slabs. The architecture of the gateway is as simple as it it can be , but for a band of carved masonry along piers of the outer arch of some parts. It is a conventional design.

Mandu is 35 km from Dhar and 100 km from Indore, MP.
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