Mandsaur Fort
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Mandasor Fort | |
 Mandasor Fort | |
  Shown within India  Mandsaur Fort (Madhya Pradesh) | |
| Location | Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) |
|---|---|
| Region | 1266 A.D. |
| Coordinates | 24°03′47″N 75°04′36″E / 24.062964°N 75.076642°E |
| Type | Fort building |
| History | |
| Builder | alauddin khilji |
Mandsaur Fort (also known as Dashpur Fort), is situated in Mandsaur city in Mandsaur district in Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[1] An outer wall surrounds the fort and has twelve gates. the south-east gate is named NADI DARWAJA as it is on the bank of Shivna River. Mandsaur is also known as the birthplace of Mandodari (wife of Ravan)
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Prakasheshvara statue in Mandasor Fort -
Khilchipura post, now in Mandasor Fort
References
[edit]- ^ Usha Agarwal:Mandsaur Zile ke Puratatvik samarakon ki paryatan ki drishti se sansadhaniyata - Ek Adhyayan, Chrag Prakashan Udaipur, 2007, p. 18
