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Kankwadi
Kankwadi
village
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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].

References

  1. ^ http://www.archive.org/details/gazetteerofulwur00powliala
  2. ^ http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov252009/1399a.pdf
  3. ^ http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/now-who-s-crouching


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