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Chittorgarh |
Chittorgarh-The town of the brave,
known for its massive fort atop a hill, which can be
singled out for its glorious past. The fort has checkered
history, it has witnessed some of the bloodiest battles
in history, three great Sakas and some of the most heroic
deeds of valor, which are still sung by the local musicians.
The antiquity of Chittorgarh is difficult to trace,
but it is believed that Bhim the legendary figure of
the Mahabharta, visited this place to learn the secrets
of immortality and became the disciple of a sage, but
his impatience to perform all the rites deprived him
of his goal, and out of sheer anger he stamped on ground
creating water reservoir, this
reservoir is called as Bhim Lat. Later on, it came
under the Mauryas or Muri Rajputs, there are different
opinions as to when it came under the Mewar ruler,
but it remained
the capital of Mewar till 1568, when it was shifted
to Udaipur.
It
is believed that Bappa Rawal the legendary founder
of the Sisodia clan, received Chittor in the middle
of 8th century, as a part of the dowry after marriage
with the last Solanki princess, after that his descendants
ruled Mewar which stretched from Gujarat to Ajmer,
upto the 16th century.
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