Bandhavgarh
Places of Interest in Bandhavgarh
Bandhavgarh
Fort: No records remain to show wen Bandhavgarh fort was constructed. It
is thought, however, to be some 2,000 years old, and there are references to
it in the ancient books, the Narad-Panch Ratra and the Siva Purana. Various
dynasties have ruled the fort: for example, the Maghas from the 1st century
A.D.. the Vakatakas from the 3rd century; the Sengars from the 5th century and
the kalachuris from the 10th century. In the 13 century A.D., the Baghels took
over, ruling from Bandhavgarh until 1617, when Maharajah Vikramditya Singh moved
his capital to Rewa. The last inhabitants deserted the fort in 1935.
Bandhavgarh National Park
Set amongst the Vindhyas, in Madhya Pradesh, Bandhavgarh is a small national park, but with the highest known density of tiger population in India. This is also known as White Tiger territory. These have been found in the old state of Rewa for many years. The other species found in abundance in Bandhavgarh are the gaur or Indian bison, the sambar, the barking deer and the nilgai.
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