Asirgarh Fort
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Asirgarh Fort is a historic hilltop fortress in Madhya Pradesh, India, long considered a strategic gateway to the Deccan region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asirgarh Fort canonical | 3 |
| Asirgarh | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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fortress ⓘ hill fort ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | Mughal emperor Akbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Asa Ahir (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Akbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captureYear | 1601 ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological monuments in Madhya Pradesh
ⓘ
Forts in Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Hill forts in India ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Ahir rulers (early period, traditional)
NERFINISHED
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British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Farooqi dynasty of Khandesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Marathas NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruined ⓘ |
| distanceFromBurhanpur | approximately 20 kilometers north ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 701 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasMosque | Jama Masjid (within the fort) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bastions
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fortification walls ⓘ gates ⓘ mosque ⓘ temple ⓘ water tanks ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Gupteshwar Mahadev temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Tapti River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| knownAs | Gateway to the Deccan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Burhanpur district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Burhanpur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Satpura Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| managedBy | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Burhanpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | main road from the north to the Deccan plateau ⓘ |
| partOf | historical Khandesh region ⓘ |
| periodOfMajorImportance | medieval period ⓘ |
| region | central India ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
contains Hindu temple
ⓘ
contains mosque ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled route between North India and the Deccan ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedUntil | British colonial period ⓘ |
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Asirgarh