Champavati Fort: Difference between revisions

{{Short description| Fort in Chachaura, Madhya Pradesh, India}}

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| name = '''Champavati Fort'''

|image_skyline = Champavati Fort (1).jpg

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| pushpin_map_caption = '''(Champavati Fort in Chachaura, Madhya Pradesh, India)'''

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| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]

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| subdivision_name2 = [[Gwalior]]

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| subdivision_name3 = [[Guna district|Guna]]

| subdivision_type4 = [[List of tehsils of Madhya Pradesh|Tehsil]]

| subdivision_name4 = [[Chachaura tehsil|Chachaura]]

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| established_date = 17th Century

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| elevation_m = 510

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'''Champavati Fort''' (also known as '''Chachaura Fort''') is in the city of [[Chachaura]] in the [[Guna district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mande |first1=Pramod Maruti |last2=Yadav |first2=Aniket Ankush |last3=Ghadge |first3=Chetan Gajanan |title=Forts and Palaces in India: Encyclopdia of 4000+ Forts and Palaces Across India |publisher=Aniket Enterprises |year= |page=IV |url=https://archive.org/details/forts-palaces-in-india-encyclopedia-of-4000-forts-palaces-across-india/page/IV/mode/2up |quote=District: Guna / Forts: Chachaura }}</ref>

==History==

The fort was built in the 17th century, by Raja (king) Vikram Singh of the [[Khinchi]] dynasty of the Chachouda princely state, and named for his wife Rani (queen) Champavati. After the British attacked the fort, under army officer John Bettis (or Botis), the King was killed, and rather than submit to the British, Rani Champavati jumped into a 50 meter deep well, sacrificing her life.<ref name="naidunia.com" />

The fort has been conserved and restored by the Madhya Pradesh state archaeology department. It is the first preserved fort in the state which is also named for a woman.<ref name="naidunia.com">{{Cite web |date=2018-11-10 |title=MP में पहली बार रानी का किला किया संरक्षित, साढ़े चार करोड़ से होगा जीर्णोद्धार |url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/guna-for-the-first-time-in-state-queen-champawati-fort-will-be-preserved-and-renovated-by-state-archeology-department-2657927 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Nai Dunia |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-13 |title=*4.20 करोड़ से जीर्णोद्धार:* निखरने लगी चांचौड़ा किले की छवि, साल के अंत तक चलेगा काम |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/mp/bhopal/guna/news/the-image-of-chanchauda-fort-started-to-flourish-the-work-will-continue-till-the-end-of-the-year-128222481.html |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref>

The fort is 1 hectare located on a hilltop overlooking the city. It has high fortification walls and strong bastions. The inner courtyard was used for residence and the outer courtyard was used for official work.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-04 |title=चंपावती दुर्ग को गुड़, उड़द दाल, बेल और चूना से दिया जा रहा ऐतिहासिक स्वरूप |url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/guna-guna-news-6739267 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Nai Dunia |language=hi}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[List of forts in Madhya Pradesh]]

* [[Chachoura]]

==References==

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==External links==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y19XKIqkbj8 Chachaura Fort Vlog]

*[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6b5PcOw_E88 Champavati Fort of Chachaura]

[[Category:Forts in Madhya Pradesh]]

[[Category:17th-century forts in India]]