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Built by Rana Kumbha
in mid-15th century, Kumbhalgarh is the second most important
bastion of Mewar, afterChittaurgarh. Covering an area of 12 sq km,
this fort fell only once to the army of Akbar and that too because
the water supply of the fortwas contaminated by the enemy forces.
Even today the fort is reachedwith some difficulty so its
inaccessibility when it was built canbe imagined. It served as a
refuge for the rulers of Mewar in times of strife.
The fort lies 1,100 metres above sea level and enclosed within its
fortified ramparts are palaces, temples, fields, water sources and
farms fully self-contained to withstand a long siege.Kumbhalgarh
provides an excellent view of the countryside where manyfierce
battles were fought. It also has its significance of being the
birth place of Maharana Pratap. |
