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[[Image:Bathinda_fort.jpg|thumb|The Fort at Bathinda|600px|center|View from inside the Fort, June 2003; ''(photo: G. S. Bhalla; click for larger view)'']]
[[Image:Bathinda_fort.jpg|thumb|The Fort at Bathinda|600px|center|View from inside the Fort, June 2003; ''(photo: G. S. Bhalla; click for larger view)'']]


This fort, designated as a Historical National Monument, forms the heart of the city of [[Bathinda]], in Indian [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]].  It is believed to have been in existence for approximately 1900 years in its current form.  Some sources have the structure in its original, primitive form dating back to the [[Harrapa]] period.  It was here that [[Razia Sultan]], the first woman to take charge of the [[Delhi]] throne was incarcerated on her defeat and dethroned.  The bricks of the fort date back to the [[Kushana]] period when emperor [[Kanishka]] ruled over Northern [[India]]/[[Bactria]].  [[Raja Dab]] along with emperor [[Kanishka]] are believed to have built the fort:
This fort, designated as a Historical National Monument, forms the heart of the city of [[Bathinda]], in Indian [[Punjab]].  It is believed to have been in existence for approximately 1900 years in its current form.  Some sources have the structure in its original, primitive form dating back to the [[Wikipedia:Harrapa|Harrapa]] period.  It was here that [[Wikipedia:Razia Sultan|Razia Sultan]], the first woman to take charge of the [[Delhi]] throne was incarcerated on her defeat and dethroned.  The bricks of the fort date back to the [[Wikipedia:Kushana|Kushana]] period when emperor [[Wikipedia:Kanishka|Kanishka]] ruled over Northern [[India]]/[[Wikipedia:Bactria|Bactria]].  [[Wikipedia:Raja Dab|Raja Dab]] along with emperor Kanishka are believed to have built the fort:


== A Brief History ==
== A Brief History ==
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| 90-110 AD
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| Emperor [[Kanishka]] and [[Raja Dab]] built it.
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| 1004 AD
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| Sultan [[Mahmud of Ghazni]] captured it.
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| Sultan [[Mohammed Ghori]] captured it.
| Sultan [[Wikipedia:Mohammed Ghori|Mohammed Ghori]] captured it.
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| 1191 AD
| Raja [[Prithvi Raj Chauhan]] recaptured it.
| Raja [[Wikipedia:Prithvi Raj Chauhan|Prithvi Raj Chauhan]] recaptured it.
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| [[Razia Sultan]] prisoned here.
| [[Wikipedia:Razia Sultan]] prisoned here.
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[[Image:Bathinda_fort_view.jpg|thumb|The Fort at Bathinda|300px|right|Veranda: repair in progress, June 2003; (''photo: G. S. Bhalla; click for larger view)'']]
[[Image:Bathinda_fort_view.jpg|thumb|The Fort at Bathinda|300px|right|Veranda: repair in progress, June 2003; (''photo: G. S. Bhalla; click for larger view)'']]


Currently, a team working under S.S. Chahal of the [[Akal Society of America]], after conducting an extensive two year survey of the site has submitted a proposal of repairs to the [[Archeological Survey of India]] (ASI).  The repair work, as proposed, will be funded by external funds, though the Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, had announced Rs 1.25 crore for Qila Mubarak's repair on June 21, 2005 at a ceremony held to mark the tercentenary celebrations of [[Guru Gobind Singh]]'s visit to the fort.  While awaiting final approval (which as been granted on the state level in Punjab, but not yet by the ASI), minor internal repairs are in progress at a slow pace.
Currently, a team working under S.S. Chahal of the [[Wikipedia:Akal Society of America|Akal Society of America]], after conducting an extensive two year survey of the site has submitted a proposal of repairs to the [[Wikipedia:Archeological Survey of India|Archeological Survey of India]] (ASI).  The repair work, as proposed, will be funded by external funds, though the Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, had announced Rs 1.25 crore for Qila Mubarak's repair on June 21, 2005 at a ceremony held to mark the tercentenary celebrations of [[Guru Gobind Singh]]'s visit to the fort.  While awaiting final approval (which as been granted on the state level in Punjab, but not yet by the ASI), minor internal repairs are in progress at a slow pace.
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Revision as of 20:26, 10 November 2006

View from inside the Fort, June 2003; (photo: G. S. Bhalla; click for larger view)

This fort, designated as a Historical National Monument, forms the heart of the city of Bathinda, in Indian Punjab. It is believed to have been in existence for approximately 1900 years in its current form. Some sources have the structure in its original, primitive form dating back to the Harrapa period. It was here that Razia Sultan, the first woman to take charge of the Delhi throne was incarcerated on her defeat and dethroned. The bricks of the fort date back to the Kushana period when emperor Kanishka ruled over Northern India/Bactria. Raja Dab along with emperor Kanishka are believed to have built the fort:

A Brief History

View from top terrace of Fort, June 2003; (photo: G. S. Bhalla; click for larger view)
History of Qila Mubarak
Year Event
90-110 AD Emperor Kanishka and Raja Dab built it.
179 AD Bathinda town was established by Bhatti Rao.
1004 AD Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni captured it.
1045 AD Pir Hazi Rattan settled here for meditation.
1189 AD Sultan Mohammed Ghori captured it.
1191 AD Raja Prithvi Raj Chauhan recaptured it.
1240 AD Wikipedia:Razia Sultan prisoned here.
1515 AD Guru Nanak Dev visited this place.
1665 AD Guru Teg Bahadur visited this place.
1705 AD Guru Gobind Singh visited this place.
1754 AD Maharaja Ala Singh captured it.
1835 AD Maharaja Karam Singh built a Gurdwara here.
2005 AD Begin fort repairs by S.S. Chahal of Akal Society of America

Fort Repairs

Veranda: repair in progress, June 2003; (photo: G. S. Bhalla; click for larger view)

Currently, a team working under S.S. Chahal of the Akal Society of America, after conducting an extensive two year survey of the site has submitted a proposal of repairs to the Archeological Survey of India (ASI). The repair work, as proposed, will be funded by external funds, though the Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh, had announced Rs 1.25 crore for Qila Mubarak's repair on June 21, 2005 at a ceremony held to mark the tercentenary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh's visit to the fort. While awaiting final approval (which as been granted on the state level in Punjab, but not yet by the ASI), minor internal repairs are in progress at a slow pace.





External Links

http://www.infopunjab.com/punjab/travel/bathinda.htm
http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Bathinda
http://explorer.altopix.com/map/faoqnr/City_of_Bathinda.htm
http://www.indiasite.com/delhi/history/raziasultan.html
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041009/punjab1.htm
http://us.geocities.com/bobwalia86/abooutbti.htm

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