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'''Kankwadi''' or Kankwari is the site of Kankwadi fort and village, located in the [[Sariska Tiger Reserve]] in [[Alwar district]].
'''Kankwadi''' or Kankwari is the site of Kankwadi fort and village, located in the [[Sariska Tiger Reserve]] in [[Alwar district]].


The fort was founded by [[Jai Singh II]] as a famine work. In the 17th century, [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] [[Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] briefly imprisoned his brother [[Dara Shikoh]] in the struggle for the succession of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] throne.
The fort was founded by [[Jai Singh II]] as a famine work. A palace was built by [[Pratap Singh Prabhakar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/gazetteerofulwur00powliala|title=Gazetteer of Ulwur|first=P. W. (Percy William)|last=Powlett|date=28 September 1878|publisher=London : Trübner & co.|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>


The village was evicted in 2009,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cs-test.ias.ac.in/cs/Downloads/download_pdf.php?titleid=id_097_10_1399_1400_0 |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 March 2013 |archive-date=28 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928193552/http://cs-test.ias.ac.in/cs/Downloads/download_pdf.php?titleid=id_097_10_1399_1400_0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but renovation works in the fort are going on to promote tourism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/now-who-s-crouching|title=Now, Who's Crouching? - OPEN Magazine|website=OPEN Magazine}}</ref> As of August 2016, only three families reside in the village below the fort, but their migration is in progress by the government.
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The fort remains open from October to July end throughout the year and anyone can visit it after renting a Safari Jeep from the Forest Office.

== References ==
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{{Forts in Rajasthan}}
{{Alwar district}}


[[Category:Forts in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Forts in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Articles lacking sources (Erik9bot)]]
[[Category:Villages in Alwar district]]
[[Category:Villages in Alwar district]]


Latest revision as of 15:25, 12 April 2023

Kankwadi
village
Kankwari Fort in the middle of Sariska Tiger Reserve.
Kankwari Fort in the middle of Sariska Tiger Reserve.
Kankwadi is located in Rajasthan
Kankwadi
Kankwadi
Location in Rajasthan, India
Coordinates: 27°14′24″N 76°24′29″E / 27.24000°N 76.40806°E / 27.24000; 76.40806
Country India
StateRajasthan
DistrictAlwar
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Kankwadi or Kankwari is the site of Kankwadi fort and village, located in the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar district.

The fort was founded by Jai Singh II as a famine work. A palace was built by Pratap Singh Prabhakar[1]

The village was evicted in 2009,[2] but renovation works in the fort are going on to promote tourism.[3] As of August 2016, only three families reside in the village below the fort, but their migration is in progress by the government.

The fort remains open from October to July end throughout the year and anyone can visit it after renting a Safari Jeep from the Forest Office.

References

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  1. ^ Powlett, P. W. (Percy William) (28 September 1878). "Gazetteer of Ulwur". London : Trübner & co. – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Now, Who's Crouching? - OPEN Magazine". OPEN Magazine.


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