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The Bandhavgarh Fort, the Asirgarh Fort and the Gwalior Fort are all located in:
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Answer: Option C — Madhya Pradesh
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The Bandhavgarh Fort, the Asirgarh Fort and the Gwalior Fort are all in Madhya Pradesh.
About the Bandhavgarh Fort:
- It is located on a hill inside the Bandhavgarh National Park, in the Umaria district.
- According to legend, it was given by Lord Rama to his brother Lakshmana to keep watch over Lanka; the name means "brother's fort".
- It was held by several dynasties and later by the Baghel Rajputs of Rewa.
- It has ancient caves, inscriptions and a large reclining statue of Lord Vishnu (Shesh Shaiya).
- The Bandhavgarh National Park is famous for having one of the highest densities of tigers in India.
- The famous white tiger "Mohan" was captured in the forests of the Rewa region in 1951.
About the Asirgarh Fort:
- It is located in the Burhanpur district, in the Satpura range.
- It is called the "Key to the Deccan" or "Gateway to the Deccan", because it controlled the main route from north India to the Deccan.
The Mughal Emperor Akbar captured it from the Faruqi ruler of Khandesh, Miran Bahadur Shah, in 1601, after a long siege. This was one of Akbar's last conquests.
It has a mosque, a Shiva temple and old water tanks.
About the Gwalior Fort:
- It stands on a sandstone hill above the city of Gwalior and is called the "Gibraltar of India" (a description attributed to the Mughal Emperor Babur, who called it "the pearl among fortresses in India").
- It contains the Man Mandir Palace (built by Raja Man Singh Tomar), the Teli ka Mandir, the Saas-Bahu temples and the Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhor Sahib.
- A temple inside the fort has the oldest known inscription in India with the number zero (876 CE).
Other forts of Madhya Pradesh:
- Mandu (Mandav): the fort city of the Malwa Sultans; famous for the Jahaz Mahal and the story of Baz Bahadur and Rani Roopmati.
- Orchha Fort complex: Jahangir Mahal and Raja Mahal.
- Raisen Fort and Chanderi Fort.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Rajasthan has the Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh and Mehrangarh forts.
- ✗Maharashtra has the Raigad, Sinhagad and Daulatabad forts.
- ✗Uttar Pradesh has the Agra, Jhansi and Chunar forts.
Quick tip
Remember: Bandhavgarh (Umaria), Asirgarh (Burhanpur, "Key to the Deccan", captured by Akbar 1601) and Gwalior ("Gibraltar of India") forts = Madhya Pradesh; Mandu = Jahaz Mahal.
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