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| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | JK00000907 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Bhaderwah Fort Qilla |
| State / राज्य | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District / जिला | |
| Manual District | Bhaderwah |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | |
| Manual Sub District | Bhaderwah |
| Village / गाँव | |
| Manual Village | |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Modern - आधुनिक काल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 18th - 19th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | Bhaderwah Fort |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 32 58 36 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 75 42 75 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | N.A |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | Jammu |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Ramban |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Main Seri Town |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Hill - पहाड़ी |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | Bhaderwah Fort is one of the most significant cultural landmark of the valley of Bhadrwah. Located on top of a small hillock, with a picturesque backdrop of pine trees, the fort commands a panoramic view of the old town of Bhadrwah. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | The fort presently comprises two different parts which are presently separated from each other by a road. The upper portion consists of two independent tower blocks, while the lower section comprises of four octagonal towers and the surrounding rampart wall. According to local sources the upper section of the fort was constructed by King Nagpal in the mediaeval period while the lower portion was constructed in the 19th century during the rule of the Chamba kings. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
The fort played an important role in the establishment of Bhaderwah town. The walls are loop-hloed for musketry, and the fort is said to mount four guns, and to have a garrison of fifty men (Bates, 2005). |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
The fort is surrounded by open land along the slopes of the hill, mixed with number of residences and a transmission tower belonging to the Doordarshan. Within the fort precint a number of buildings have been constructed over a period of time. These comprise Temple Mosque Residential Quarters Administrative Block. Prisoner Cells |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
The main building material is stone set in lime mortar. Originally the rampart wall comprised a series of wooden logs surmounting a low height wall. Today no traces of the wooden logs are left. Internally all the towers which are constructed of locally available slate and lime mortar, have been tampered with. The tops of each bastion are conical in shape and presently covered with CGI roof. Locals, however, have differing opinions on this some say it had slate roof, while others believe I had wooden shingles. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | Defence |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Public - जनता |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास | |
| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | N.A |
| Name / नाम | N.A |
| Year / वर्ष | |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Unpublished1 |
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