| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | PB17013682 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Nabha Fort |
| State / राज्य | Punjab |
| District / जिला | Patiala |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Nabha (M Cl) |
| Manual Sub District | |
| Village / गाँव | Nabha (Rural) |
| Manual Village | |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Late Medieval - उत्तर मध्यकाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 18th - 19th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | 1718 |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | Nabha, Patiala, Punjab. |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 30 22 32 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 76 09 05 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | Approximately 1 km from Nabha bus stand |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | Mohali airport |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Nabha Railway station |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Nabha Bus stand |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Plain- मैदान |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | It lies between the Shivalik foothills of outer Himalayas and Indo Gangetic plains of Punjab. The structure is situated in a semi urban setup. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | The town of Nabha was formerly the capital of the Nabha princely state in the British Raj. Its territories were scattered. One section, divided into twelve separate tracts, was interspersed among the territories of Patiala and Jind, in the east and south of the Punjab. The other section was in the extreme southeast of that province in Rewari and Bawal which the ruler, Hira Singh, had got from the British for fighting against fellow Indian ruler of Jhajjar, Abdur Rehman, in the first war of independence in 1857. The whole of the territories physically belonged to a plain, but they varied in character, from the great fertility of the Pawadh region to the semi-arid proximity of Rajputana desert. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
Qila Mubarak or Nabha fort Situated at the heart of the city in a dilapidated condition. Various government offices are housed here including the courts shifted to new building at Mini-Secretariat. |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | British Period - अंग्रेजी काल |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
It is a fort complex. The main entrance is approached with a stepped staircase. The fa ade has a multi cusped arch which has a trabeate opening. The walls of the fa ade has multiple alcoves and niches with jharokas. The roof of the entrance is decorated with multi pillared arches. The walls are supported with bastions and minarets. |
| 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 walls of the building is made up of sirhindi bricks and plastered with lime mortar plaster. The facade is made up of buff sandstone. The floor is made up of rubble masonry. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Non-Living Monument - प्रयोग मे नहीं |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | FORMER FORT |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | State - राज्य |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास | |
| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | Chisholm, Hugh |
| Name / नाम | Nabha . Encyclop dia Britannica.pp 147 |
| Year / वर्ष | 1911 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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