CHITTAUR GARH
icqOV/ icqOVgVH
byrwc dirAw dy kMFy ’qy icqOV dw iklHw qvwrI^ dy bhuq kImqI qbrkwq sMBwlI bYTw hY[ ieh id`lI qoN 583 Aqy Ajmyr qoN 233 iklomItr dUr hY[
ieh qkrIbn 700 eykV (2.8 mur`bw iklomItr) ivc PYilAw hoieAw hY[ ieh 180 mItr (590 Pu`t) au~cI phwVI, jo 2 iklomItr lMmI qy 155 mItr cOVI hY, ’qy bixAw hoieAw hY[
ies dw pihlw nW icqrkUt sI[ ies nUM prmwr rwjpUq rwjw icqrWg ny sqvIN sdI ivc bxwieAw sI[ qkrIbn iek sO swl mgroN sMn 734 ivc b`pw rwvl ny ies ’qy kbzw kr ky Aqy ies nUM AwpxI rwjDwnI bxwieAw sI[sMn 1303 ivc jd AlwaudIn iKljI ny rwxI pdmnI nUM hwisl kr vwsqy ies ’qy hmlw kIqw sI, qW rwxI sqI ho geI sI[
sMn 1326 ivc rwjpUqW ny ies ’qy dobwrw kbzw kr ilAw sI[ rwxw kuMBw (sMn 1433-68) ieQoN dw bhuq qwkqvwr rwjw hoieAw hY[ aus ny sMn 1440 ivc muslmwnW ’qy ij`q dI Xwd ivc 122 Put (37.2 mItr) aucw 157 pOVIAW vwlw, ivjY sqMB (mInwr) bxwieAw sI, jo A`j vI Swn nwl KVHw hY[
ies iklHy ivc iek hor 80 Pu`t (22 mItr) au~cw kIrqI sqMB vI hY, ijhVw jYn Drm dI Xwdgwr hY; ies dy nwl hI purwxw AwdI nwQ dw jYn mMdr vI hY[
sMn 1568 ivc Akbr ny, bVI v`fI muihMm Aqy keI mhIinAW dy Gyry mgroN, A^Ir ies ’qy kbzw kr ilAw[ ies lVweI ivc rwxw audY isMh z^mI ho ky B`j igAw[ aus dy jwx ip`CoN jYml Aqy P`qw idlo jwn nwl lVy Aqy jwn kurbwn kIqI[ ies iklHy ivc bhuq purwxy mMdr mOjUd hn[ ies iklHy ivc hor vI mMdr kwiem hn, ijnHW ivcoN iek 8vIN sdI dw sUrj dyvqy dw mMdr vI hY; mgroN rwjpUqW v`loN ies nUM BvwnI dw mMdr qy iPr ies nUM kwilkw mwqw dw mMdr bxw ilAw igAw sI[
icqOV iklHw (dUr dw idRS) :
icqOV iklHy ivc kIrqI sqMB qy jYn mMdr :
gurU nwnk swihb ies ngr ivc sMn 1512 ivc Awey sn[ ie`Qy aunHW ny jYn swDUAW nwl Drm crcw kIqI sI[ hux au~Qy gurU jI dy Awaux dI Xwd ivc koeI inSwnI nhIN hY[ gurU goibMd isMG swihb vI ie`Qy sMn 1708 ivc Awey sn[ 2 ApRYl 1708 dy idn ies iklHy ivc dwi^lw hox qoN rokx ’qy pwilq zorwvr isMG qy aus dy 40 swQI mwry gey sn.
(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)