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Gohad Fort (Gohad)

India / Madhya Pradesh / Gohad
 palace, fortification
Gohad Fort (Hindi: गोहद क़िला Gohad Qila) is situated at Gohad city in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located at 26° 25' 34N and 78° 26' 41E. The town is situated at a distance of 45 km from Gwalior.
According to Alexander Cunningham and William Cook, people of the Jat caste from village Bamrauli (near Agra) settled the town of Gohad in 1505. This later developed into an important Jat stronghold. The Jat rulers of Gohad were awarded the title of Rana. The Rana Jat ruler Singhandev II founded Gohad fort and the Gohad state in 1505. Gohad state had 360 forts and fortresses all around for the protection of their people. Out of these Gohad fort is most important and unique example architecture of Jat rulers. It had the same style of architecture as used by the Jat rulers in Bharatpur Fort. (Inputs from Wikipedia)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gohad_Fort
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Coordinates:   26°25'31"N   78°26'49"E

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  • guest (guest)
    it is best
  • Ashif sader bazar (guest)
    Gohad ka किला gohad ke shan hai. यहाँ घूमने के लिए अनेक महल है। जैसे रानी महल कचहऱी महल शीश महल etc.
  • bhaskar jain (guest)
    gohad fort is very beatiful and near fort old temples
  • Ashif sadar bazar (guest)
    its very big and beautiful.
  • rahul batham (guest)
    gohad ka kila bhut hi beutyfull lovers point hai yhan per main apni girlfriend se paheli bar mila tha uska name rani batham hai i love you rani
  • chandra prakash mishra (guest)
    very nice city in m.p.
  • house of dayno soni (guest)
    gohad fort very very nice
  • ajayks1
    thnx gorav
  • pradeep sharma (guest)
    born at gohad, so also and that place very nice it has so many beatiful tamples,havy dam, ..........
  • deepak joshi (guest)
    i am also from gohd. its a very nice place and gohd fort is also good i am play the cricket match in front of fort on the fild because i live in down of fort in bada bazar and i think govt. has create tourist place of gohd fort sothat each places has come in this place
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