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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.^[1] In the 17th century, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb briefly imprisoned his brother Dara Shikoh in the struggle for the succession of the Mughal throne.

The village was evicted in 2009,^[2] but renovation works in the fort are going on to promote tourism.^[3]

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 '''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.<ref>http://www.archive.org/details/gazetteerofulwur00powliala</ref> 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.<ref>https://archive.org/details/gazetteerofulwur00powliala</ref> 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 village was evicted in 2009,<ref>http://cs-test.ias.ac.in/cs/Downloads/download_pdf.php?titleid=id_097_10_1399_1400_0</ref> but renovation works in the fort are going on to promote tourism.<ref>http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/now-who-s-crouching</ref>