Manimajra Fort
| Manimajra Fort | |
|---|---|
| Chandigarh, India | |
 Manimajra Fort,East side view | |
  Manimajra Fort | |
| Coordinates | 30°42′52″N 76°50′14″E / 30.71444°N 76.83722°E |
| Type | fort |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Meharwal Khewaji Trust |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | Deteriorating |
| Site history | |
| Built by | Ghareeb Das |
| Materials | Nanak Shahi bricks |
Manimajra Fort, is a fort situated in Mani Majra, Chandigarh (city of Indian Union). [1] It is over 360 years old, and has became more popular with the shooting of the Oscar-winning movie Zero Dark Thirty.[2]
History
As per Mahan Kosh, popularly known as Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, Mani Majra was a town of (then) Ambala district of Punjab Province, which was conquered in 1821 by a local zamindar[check spelling] Ghareeb Dass along with 84 other villages and turned into the capital of his newly created State. The State was last ruled by Bhagwan Singh of the clan of Ghareeb Dass. As Bhagwan Singh was childless, the Government took control of the property of this fort.[3][4]
Ownership
Presently the property is owned by Meharwal Khewaji Trust along with other related properties. The ownership of this property is under controversy and the case is under trail in the court.[5][6]
Present condition
The present condition of the fort is not good and it is deteriorating day by day. The premises is being used as a playground or for parking vehicles by people living in the adjoining area. The walls are decaying and weed growth is visible on the walls (see pics in Gallery).[7]
Gallery
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North East side view -
West side view -
Deteriorating Building of fort -
Ruins of courtyard
References
- ^ Dhillon, Harish (May 2013). First Raj of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Banda Singh Bahadur. ISBN 9789381398395.
- ^ "Battling neglect, Manimajra Fort faces conflict over ownership - Indian Express".
- ^ ਭਾਈ ਕਾਨ੍ਹ ਸਿੰਘ ਨਾਭਾ (1999). ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼. ਪਟਿਆਲਾ: ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਭਾਗ , ਪੰਜਾਬ. p. 951.
- ^ "ਅਮਰ%20ਸਿੰਘ, ਰਾਜਾ" [Amar Singh, Raja] (in Punjabi). 11 March 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Battling neglect, Manimajra Fort faces conflict over ownership - Indian Express".
- ^ "ਫ਼ਰੀਦਕੋਟ ਦੇ ਮਹਾਰਾਜੇ ਦੀ ਜਨਮ ਸ਼ਤਾਬਦੀ ਦੇਵੇਗੀ ਲੋਕਪੱਖੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਜੈਕਟ ਨੂੰ ਜਨਮ" [The birth centenary of the Maharaja of Faridkot will give birth to a popular project]. The Tribune India (in Punjabi). 27 January 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Battling neglect, Manimajra Fort faces conflict over ownership - Indian Express".