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<p>122.161.241.122: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}<br /> {{more footnotes|date=May 2013}}<br /> [[File:Garh Kundar.JPG|thumb|The Ruins of Garh Kundar Fort]]<br /> '''Garh Kundar''' (also spelled '''Gadhkudhar''') is a small village in the city of [[Tikamgarh]], [[Niwari district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It has been named so after the splendid fort, or &quot;Garh&quot;, of Kundar located here. From 925 to 1507 AD, Garh Kundar fort witnessed many battles and bloodshed. Yashovarma Chandel (925–940 AD) built the fort after conquering south western [[Bundelkhand]]. In the battle between [[Prithviraj Chauhan]] and the [[Chandel (Rajput clan)|Chandel]]s in 1182 AD fort commander. Shayaji Parmar lost and the fort came under Prithviraj Chauhan. Then Prithviraj [[Chauhan]] appointed [[Khetsingh Khangar]] as the ruler of this fort who founded the Khangar Dynasty afterwards.<br /> <br /> The fort is built at the top of a hill and has five stories, in which two are underground and three are above it. The fort is built in such a way that it is visible from 5 km but as one keeps on coming near to it, the fort seems to be away from sight and the main road gets diverted to any other direction.<br /> <br /> The history of the fort has been beautifully written by Vrindawanlal Verma in his book&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book|last=Varmā, Vrndāvanlāl.|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/220917417|title=Garh-kundār : Septamāvrtti Lakhanau.|date=1954|publisher=Gangā-granthāgār|oclc=220917417}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Khangar Dynasty ==<br /> When Prithviraj Chauhan lost to Mohammad Ghori in 1192 AD, then Khetsingh Khangar declared himself as the hindu independent ruler.<br /> <br /> == Bundela Dynasty ==<br /> in 1288 AD, the first Dynasty of [[Bundela]]s was established. Hemvati was wedded to Punyapal Panwar/Parmar. King Sohanpal was the first King of Bundelas who died in 1299 AD.<br /> <br /> After him, his son King Sahjendra Bundela ruled from 1299 to 1326 AD.<br /> <br /> In 1507 AD, Bundela king [[Rudra Pratap Singh]] established Orchha as his new capital at the banks of [[Betwa River]] which is now famous for Shri Ram Mandir.<br /> <br /> == Origin of name ==<br /> The name ‘Kundar’ is derived from ‘Kundarka’ (Kund + Arka, कुंड+अर्क). ‘Kund’ (कुंड) means ‘pond’ and Arka’ (अर्क) means ‘sun’. There was a pond in the village, It is said that the people used to get rid of their skin diseases after bathing in the pond or the ‘Arka-kund’. The remnants of the pond can still be seen near the temple of ‘Giddh vahini maa’ near the fort.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Forts in India}}<br /> {{Forts in Madhya Pradesh}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Geography of Madhya Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Niwari district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub}}</div>

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