Amar Singh Gate

ajay bravo 22 months ago

This fort looks similar to Golconda fort at Bhagyanagar (Hyd). Better to take online ticket here, as you can avoid long Q line and also get some discount through online ticket. People will spend 1 to 2 hours here.

MD Meo 23 months ago

The southern gateway or the Amar Singh Gate was originally known as 'Akbar Darwaza' and was reserved for Mughal emperor Akbar and his personal entourage. Shah Jehan renamed it after the brave Rao Amar Singh of Jodhpur. According to the interesting anecdote, Amar Singh slew Salabat Khan, the chief treasurer of Shah Jehan in front of the emperor. Then he leapt with his horse over the high walls of the fort. The horse died with the fatal jump and Amar Singh was arrested and put to death. However, his courage won the admiration of the emperor and the gate was renamed as Amar Singh Gate in his honor. A red sandstone statue of his horse was erected at the very spot where he died.
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AJITH BR 12 months ago

Monumental, pink-sandstone gate covered in intricate tiling, the entrance to a 17th-century fort.
Akbar Darwazza (Akbar Gate) was renamed Amar Singh Gate by Shah Jahan. The gate is similar in design to the Delhi Gate. Both are built of red sandstone. The Bengali Mahal is built of red sandstone and is now split into Akbari Mahal and Jahangiri Mahal