Mundota Fort and Palace

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Mundota Fort and Palace
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Renovations at Mundota Fort and Palace as of 1 April 2013
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Location within Rajasthan
General information
Architectural style Rajput and Mughal Architecture
Town or cityMundota and Jaipur
Country Flag of India.svg India
Coordinates 26°58′N75°37′E / 26.96°N 75.62°E / 26.96; 75.62
Completed1550 AD
Renovated2011-2013

Mundota Fort and Palace are approximately 450-year-old heritage monuments and structures located in Mundota, a small town in the hills of the Aravali Range in the state of Rajasthan in north-western India. Mundota was a Double Tazmi Jagir of the Nathawat clan of the Kachwaha dynasty, the rulers of Jaipur. [1]

The palace was built around 1550 by Jaswant Singh, a contemporary of the Mughal emperor Akbar. The fort predates the palace by at least a century.

Hansika Motwani got married [2] at Mundota Fort & Palace.

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References

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  2. Gonsalves, Simran (5 December 2022). "Hansika Motwani Gets Married To Long-Time Boyfriend Sohael Kathuriya At Jaipur's Mundota Fort And Palace, Pics Inside". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 22 September 2023.