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[[File:Aligarh fort, Aligarh.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Moat]] at the Aligarh Fort]]<br />
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'''Aligarh Fort''' (''Aligarh Qila'') is located in the '''patwari nagla''' city of [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is also called "Aligarh Qila". Most part of it is damaged and only ruins remain. The [[fort]] is situated near the [[Grand Trunk Road]] and consists of a regular polygon surrounded by a very broad and deep ditch.<ref name="enc">{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Aligarh |volume=1 |page=663}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The fort was built during the time of [[Ibrahim Lodi]] by Muhammad, son of Umar the governor of Kol (Aligarh city is subset of this greater set) in 1524–25. Sabit Khan, who was the governor of this region during the time of Farrukh Siyar and Muhammad Shah, rebuilt the fort.<ref name="history_of_aligarh_site">[https://web.archive.org/web/20041011105835/http://www.aligarhdirectory.com/history.php History of Aligarh]</ref> It became a fortress of great importance under [[Madhavrao I Scindia]] in 1759; it was the depot where he drilled and organized his battalions in European fashion with the aid of [[France|French]] soldier [[Benoît de Boigne]].<ref name="enc"/> During the [[Battle of Ally Ghur]] in 1803, it was captured from the [[Maratha]]s under the leadership of a French officer [[Pierre Cuillier-Perron|Perron]] by [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake|Lord Gerard Lake]]'s [[United Kingdom|British]] army. After that it was strengthened and improved. In the rebellion of 1857 the troops stationed at Aligarh mutinied, but abstained from murdering their officers, who, with the other residents and ladies and children, succeeded in reaching Hathras.<ref name="enc"/><br />
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The fort is built on a small rise north of the [[Aligarh Muslim University]] at Barouli Road. It has steep ravines, over 30 feet high, on every side, and bastions in every angle on the walls. Currently, Aligarh fort is under the care of [[Aligarh Muslim University]] as a protected site of Archeological Survey of India. The university uses part of the internal area fort as location for its department of Botany. The fort has been the seat of many governors and other rulers of this land, including Sabit Khan, [[Maharaja Surajmal]] in 1753 and mentioned [[Madhavrao Scindia]] in 1759. The fort was expanded three times in 1753 by lieutenant Banasaur, commanding officer of contemporary ruler [[Maharaja Surajmal]], to include a basement, an explosives warehouse and an air cooled kitchen.<ref>{{cite web|author=HolidayIQ.com |url=http://www.holidayiq.com/Aligarh-Fort-Aligarh-Sightseeing-1153-8597.html |title=Aligarh Fort &#124; Aligarh Place to Visit &#124; Aligarh Fort Photos |publisher=Holidayiq.com |access-date=2014-01-01}}</ref><br />
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Aligarh fort, as it stands today, is the work of the French engineers under the control of de Boigne and Perron.<ref name="history_of_aligarh_site"/> Presently, the fort houses a small primary school within its premises.<br />
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On its front side the new building of the Dawakhana Tibya college, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh is situated. On its back side there is the Street Number 1 of the Fort Enclave (a posh colony of the university teachers). The back side ( south) of the fort is now identified by the office ( Arafaat, Street Number-1 Fort Enclave) of the National Society for Educational Empowerment of the Masses ( NASEEM) an NGO working particularly for Have-not sections of the locality. To protect the remains of this historic fort its out-boundaries were constructed [as per the 100 m rule of the (ASI)] by the Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh during the tenure of Mr. Mahmoodurrahman the vice chancellor of the varsity.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[1803 Garhwal earthquake]]<br />
* [[List of forts in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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==References==<br />
<references/>{{Aligarh Muslim University}}{{Forts_in_India}}<br />
{{Forts in Uttar Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Botanical gardens in India]]<br />
[[Category:Forts in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University]]<br />
[[Category:Conflicts in 1803]]<br />
[[Category:Battles involving the United Kingdom|Ally Ghur 1803]]<br />
[[Category:Sieges|Ally Ghur 1803]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Aligarh]]</div>Bot