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Gulganj Fort

Eighteenth-century Bundeli hill fort in Chhatarpur district, said to have been built for a king's mistress

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01 — The story

Gulganj Fort is an 18th-century fort on a hilltop in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, built in the Bundeli style of architecture. It served both as a residence and as a defensive post, and under British rule it was used as a local seat of administration.

It is a classic garhi, the local term for a small hilltop fort close to a water source, screened by forest or trees and set back from the main routes. Tradition holds that King Sawant Singh had it built for Gulbai, his mistress.

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02 — About

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We’re still writing about Gulganj Fort: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.