Kalinjar Fort : The Time Winner Ancient-most Fort of India

Citadels and forts symbolised not only seats of power or authority but stood as rock against invasions and attacks. Kalinjar is one of the most ancient and strategically located forts of India which was the site of several battles associating with it the names of Mohammed Ghazni, Prithvīrāj Chauhan, Qutbud-din Aibak, Humayun, Sher Shāh Sūrī,

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दिनेश चन्द्र बाँदा जिले के कालिंजर दुर्ग का इतिहास एकत्र करते हैं — वेदों में तपःस्थली नाम, महाभारत तथा पद्मपुराण में उल्लेख, रत्नकूट और पिंगल जैसे प्राचीन नाम, चन्देल शासक यशोवर्मन् और धंग, तथा महमूद गजनवी, कुतुबुद्दीन ऐबक, हुमायूँ, शेरशाह सूरी और अकबर के आक्रमण। Dinesh Chandra assembles the history of Kalinjar fort in Banda district: its Vedic name Tapasthali, its mentions in the Mahabharata and the Padma Purana, its Candella rulers Yasovarman and Dhanga, and its sieges by Mahmud of Ghazni, Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Humayun, Sher Shah and Akbar.

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