Shahi Qila | |
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Part of Forts in India | |
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, ![]() | |
![]() Inner gate of the Shahi Qila, Jaunpur | |
Coordinates | 25°44′59″N82°41′19″E / 25.749619°N 82.688506°E |
Type | River side fort |
Site information | |
Owner | Government of India |
Controlled by | Tughlak's Lodi dynasty Mughal emperors ![]() |
Open to the public | Yes |
Condition | Good |
Website | http://jaunpur.nic.in/ |
Site history | |
Built | 1362, (Rebuilt - 1576-77) |
Built by | Ibrahim Naib Barbak |
Materials | Stone |
Shahi Qila (English: Royal Fort), also known as Karar Fort or Jaunpur Fort, is a fort built during the 14th century in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. [1] [2] The fort is located close to the Shahi Bridge on the Gomti river.
A tourist attraction of the Jaunpur city, it is located near Shahi Bridge of the Gomti river, 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) from Jaunpur. [1] [2]
Constructed by Ibrahim Naib Barbak, a chieftain of Firoz Shah Tughlaq, it was built using the material owned by temples and palaces of the Rathore kings of Kannauj. The fort was destroyed multiple times by rulers, including the Lodhis and the British Empire. It went through extensive renovations and repairs during the rule of the Mughal Empire. [3] [1] [2]
The Kerar Kot fort once stood on the same site on the left (north) bank of the Gomti river. It contained a mosque and a spacious and stylish set of baths (hammam) installed by Barbak, the brother of Tughlaq. The fort's layout is an irregular quadrangle enclosed in stone walls. The walls surround raised earthworks. Most of the remains of the original structures are buried or in ruin. [4]
The main gates face east. The largest inner gate is 14 metres (46 ft) in height. Its external surface is set with ashlar stone. [4] A further outer gate was installed during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar under the patronage of the governor of Jaunpur, Min'im Khan, in the 16th century. It is designed in the shape of a flanking bastion. The spandrels or spaces between the arches of the outer gate were decorated with blue and yellow tiles. Ornamental niches are built into the walls of the outer gate.
The two-storey residential and administrative building or "palace" was built in a square layout. An interior pillared verandah or aiwan overlooked the ground floor from the first.
Nothing much has survived inside the fort. A mosque and a Turkish hammam are the only two prominent structures within the fort complex. [3] Apart from these the complex also contains a gate-like structure along with a dargah.
It symbolises a perfect Turkish bath, commonly known as Hammam. The Hammam is partly underground, having both inlet and outlet channels, hot and cold water, and the like. The structure consists of several domes with openings on tops allowing light to filter in. The interior consists of several rooms complete with water channels and tubs. The rooms are connected with a complex maze of passageways giving it a bhulaiya -like appearance. [3]
The mosque or masjid is likely the oldest building in Jaunpur township. It follows a rectangular plan of dimension 39.40 metres (129.3 ft) x 6.65 metres (21.8 ft).
It was supported by a 12 metres (39 ft) pillar having a Persian inscription inscribed on it, telling the story of the erection of the mosque in 1376 by Barbaq Shah Feroz Shah’s brother. The mosque has a triple arch and is topped with three low central domes. There is a stone pillar next to the mosque. [3] [5]
The entrance is not free. The fee structure is different for Indians and foreigners. No fees are charged to children up to 15 years.
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