Unfolding the interesting facts of Bikaner Fort of Junagarh
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00:00Junagarh Fort is a fort located in the city of Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
00:20The fort was originally called Chintamani.
00:24And in the early 20th century, when the ruling family moved out of the fort limits to Lalgarh Mahal, it was named Junagarh or Old Fort.
00:36It is one of the few large forts in Rajasthan, which was not built on the top of the hill.
00:43Bikaner's new city is built around the fort.
00:47Junagarh Fort is a very large fort in the middle of Bikaner city.
00:52It is also considered to be one of the most attractive places in Bikaner.
00:58New parts of the city were built around this fort, which is about 1.5 km from the city center.
01:07There are several temples, pavilions and palaces in this fort, which is 5.28 acres.
01:15Junagarh Fort is located in the barren area of the city of Rajasthan.
01:21Its peak is in the north-west of the Arwal region, which is one of the mountains in western India.
01:30One part of the desert area is in Bikaner city, which is one of the three desert cities.
01:37The other two cities are Jaisalmer and Jodhpur.
01:41The name of this place, where Bikaner city was established with its forts, was known as Jungle Desh at that time.
01:49The foundation of Junagarh Fort was laid by Rao Bika in 1478.
01:54Before this, it was just a stone fort.
01:57The present Junagarh Fort was built to protect the stone fort built by Bika.
02:04Bikaner city was established in 1472 and a fort was built around the fort.
02:12Many attempts were made to occupy it by foreign enemies.
02:17However, apart from one, all failed.
02:21Babar's son Kamran Mirza occupied the fort for only one day in 1534 during the reign of Raojit Singh.
02:30Bikaner city was ruled by its 6th ruler Raja Rai Singh, who ruled from 1571 to 1611.
02:41Raja Rai Singh accepted the Mughal government and won a high post during the reign of Akbar and Jahangir.
02:49In various wars, with their victories, they gained a lot of honor and property.
02:56After gaining a position in the Mughal government, Raja Rai Singh started building Junagarh Fort.
03:04The construction of this magnificent fort was completed on 17 February 1589 and completed on 17 January 1594.
03:15Raja Rai Singh, who was an artist and knew the art of construction, designed this fort as a magnificent structure in the middle of the river Thar.
03:27In 1818, Bikaner came under British rule under the Treaty of Baladasti,
03:34after which the kings of Bikaner invested a lot in the renovation and development of their Junagarh Fort.
03:42However, during the 18th century, before signing this treaty,
03:47there was also a mutual war between the rulers of Bikaner and Jodhpur and other Thakurs, which was ended by the British troops.
03:56It is said that during the attack of the Jodhpur army, the eastern door and the southern wall were damaged in one of the two entrances of the fort, one in the east and the other in the west.
04:09The marks of cannonballs can be seen on the southern wall of the fort.
04:13Ganga Singh was the most famous king among the princes of Rajasthan.
04:18He was the favorite of the British rule and he was the knight commander of the Indian star.
04:25He served as a member of the Imperial War Cabinet.
04:30He was the representative of the country at the Imperial First World War Conference and the representative of the British Empire at the Versailles Peace Conference.
04:40He was aware of the change of fate in the Second World War, but he died in 1943.
04:49The war was won by the Allies.
04:51In the summer of 1943, a court hall was included in the Ganga palace for government and private guests.
05:03He also acquired a new palace, which was designed and built by Swinter in the north of Junagadh fort, which was the third of the new palaces built in Bikaner.
05:15The palace was named after his father and he moved to this palace from Junagadh fort in 1902.
05:25The royal family still lives in a private suite in the Lalgarh palace, which they have converted into a heritage hotel.
05:34Junagadh fort is a symbol of the magnificence of the art of architecture.
05:38The art of architecture is a combination of different cultures and is of the oldest Rajput style.
05:45The oldest example of design is of the traditional Rajput style, which was influenced by the Gujarati connection with the Mughals.
05:54Junagadh fort has a rectangular structure, which is approximately 1078 feet long.
06:02It is located at the foot of 63,119 square feet.
06:08The fort was originally built as a protection of the old stone fort built by Rao Bika.
06:16It used to have a trench for protection purposes, but now it is almost non-existent.
06:23The magnificent fort is surrounded by many palaces with magnificent design.
06:29All balconies, doors, hollows and other structures have been influenced by the heritage and culture of this ruler, who built them.
06:39An important feature of Junagadh fort is the painting of a stone in red and gold sandstone.
06:47All the structures are made of red sandstone.
06:52The inner part has been decorated according to the old Rajasthani style.
06:58There are seven doors of the palace fort, which includes many palaces as well as Hindu and Jain temples.
07:06It also has two important doors made of gold sandstone.
07:11Earlier, the current pole was used for entry, while now the sun pole is used.
07:18The current pole is facing east, which is why the first rays of the sun fall on it.
07:24The golden rays on the sandstone is a beautiful sight and is also considered a good omen.
07:32The magnificent structure of this fort and the magnificent beauty of every structure is a witness to the magnificent lifestyle that existed here centuries ago.
07:42Junagadh fort is said to be a contrast between the military architecture of Karun Vasti and the beautiful interior decoration.
07:51The current entrance door is called Suraj Pole.
07:55The doors of this gate are reinforced with iron pieces and studs so that elephants can be prevented from entering during the attack.
08:05The other doors are Karan Pole, Daulat Pole, Chand Pole and Fatah Pole.
08:10These provide access to various monuments in the fort.
08:15The current pole gate is also tied with iron spikes so that the gate can be prevented from being hit by elephants.
08:24On the right side of this door is the Daulat Pole.
08:27On the wall of the Daulat Pole gate, there are marks of 41 hands in the red color of the wives of the king of Bikaner,
08:35who had sacrificed their husbands who died in the war.
08:41The 18th ruler of Bikaner, the Ratan Bahari Temple, located near Junagadh Fort, was built in 1846.
08:50It was built in the Indian-Mughal style using white marble.
08:57There are many palaces in this fort, some of them are
09:01Karan Mahal, which was built by Karan Singh on the occasion of his victory over the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1680.
09:09It is considered to be one of the most magnificent palaces built along with the gardens,
09:15which shows the majestic sensibility of the royal family of Rajasthan.
09:21Phool Mahal is the oldest part of the palace and it was built by the king of Bikaner, Raja Rai Singh,
09:28who ruled between 1571 to 1668.
09:34Anubh Mahal is a multi-storey building which serves as the administrative headquarters of the kingdom.
09:41It has wooden arched roofs in which there are mirrors,
09:46Atal tiles and beautiful meshed windows and balconies.
09:51There are some gold leaf paintings in it.
09:54Chandra Mahal is the most impressive room of the palace,
09:58in which there are paintings related to the gods and precious stones adorned with gold.
10:03Bikaneri mansions located on both the inside and outside of the fort in the outskirts of the city of Bikaner
10:10have also been built in a unique style in domestic art.
10:14Aldus Huxley, who visited these mansions, clearly said that he is proud of Bikaner.
10:22There is a museum inside the fort, which is called Junagadh Fort Museum.
10:27In 1961, Maharaja Dr. Karni Singh established the Maharaja Rai Singh Trust under control.
10:35In the museum, there are manuscripts of Sanskrit and Persian, small paintings, jewellery, royal clothes,
10:42ornaments, portrait galleries, headdresses and clothes of the gods and goddesses,
10:48copper utensils, silver, palanquins, howdah and war dharmas.
10:55The museum also shows the armory.
10:58The fort is located very close to the railway station,
11:02so you can reach here by auto rickshaw, buses and private cars.
11:08It is located a little more than 1 km from the railway station,
11:12which can be completed in 10 minutes.
11:15Autos and taxis are available right outside the railway station.
11:20The Junagadh Fort in Bikaner remains open from 10 am to 4.30 pm.
11:27To see the Junagadh Fort in Bikaner, the ticket price is Rs 50 per person for Indians
11:34and Rs 30 per person for Indian students.
11:39Entry fee is Rs 300 per person for foreigners and Rs 150 per person for foreign students.
11:48So viewers, this was the historical and geographical information of Junagadh Fort.
11:53I hope this video will be very informative for you.