Foundation Laid For Conservation Of Singorgarh Fort

• 08 Mar 2021

The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone for the conservation works of Singorgarh Fort in Singrampur village of Damoh district in Madhya Pradesh.

About the Fort

• It was a fort and a residence of Rajgond rulers of Gondwana Kingdom in Central India.
• Before coming in hand of Gond rulers, Singorgarh fort was under Chandel rulers in 1308.
• It was Gond ruler Sangram Shah who conquered the Singorgarh Fort in early period of 16th century. Sangram Shah was a powerful Gond ruler and was Father in Law of Rani Durgavati.
• The fort was attacked in June, 1564 during the last war of the Garha Kingdom dynasty, under the rule of Rani Durgavati.
• Mughal ruler Akbar ordered his general Asaf Khan of Kunda, to attack the Gond dynasty.
• When she came to know about the huge army of more than 70,000 soldiers, she decided to leave the fort and shifted to Garha fort of Jabalpur and major war took place in this area.