Construction of Junagarh Fort(1589 – 1594)

Name: Construction of Junagarh Fort
Start: 1589-01-01
End: 1594-01-01

Raja Rai Singh commissions Junagarh Fort (Chintamani Durg) in 1589; completed 1594 — a 37-bastion fort on flat ground that has never been conquered in its history.

Participants

Raja Rai Singh: Commissioner / Builder of Junagarh Fort

Theatres

Samugarh
Battle of Samugarh site (decisive engagement)

Powers

Kingdom of Bikaner
Mughal Empire

Facts at a glance

Start: 1 January 1589
End: 1 January 1594
Tags: Junagarh Fort, Bikaner, Rai Singh, construction, Rajput architecture, 1589, unconquered

Significance · NATIONAL

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