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[[File:2 Sri Kesgarh Takhat Anandpur Sahib Khalsa birthplace Himalayan foothills in view Punjab India.jpg|thumb|210x210px|[[Kesgarh Sahib]] Gurudwara at [[Anandpur Sahib]], Punjab, the birthplace of [[Khalsa]]]]<br />
'''Kesgardh Qila''' is the name given to the Takhat that the tenth Master constructed in [[Anandpur Sahib]]. The fort is now the [[Panj Takht|Takhat]] called [[Kesgarh Sahib]]. This [[Gurdwara]] was one of the five forts constructed by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] at [[Anandpur Sahib]] for the defense of the [[Sikh]]s. The [[Guru]] spent 25 years at [[Anandpur Sahib]] and to protect the [[Sikh]]s from the hill Rajas or [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]], the Guru began the construction of five defensive [[Qila]]s (forts) all around the town.<br />
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The five [[Panj]] forts, [[Qila]]s, constructed by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] at [[Anandpur Sahib]] are:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikh_gurdwaras/gurdwara_qila_lohgarh_sahib_anandpur.html|title=Gurdwara Qila Lohgarh Sahib Anandpur &#124; Discover Sikhism}}</ref><br />
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# [[Kesgarh Sahib|Kesgarh]] at the center (now a Takhat),<br />
# Anandgarh (fort of bliss) {{coords|31|13|54|N|76|30|16|E|}}<br />
# Lohgarh (fort of steel) {{coords|31|13|39|N|79|29|39|E|}}<br />
# Holgarh (fort of colour) {{coords|31|14|20.8|N|76|29|9.3|E|}}<br />
# Fatehgarh (fort of victory) {{coords|31|14|28.5|N|76|29|52.37|E|}}<br />
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All the forts were joined together with earthworks and tunnels. The construction began in 1689 and took over ten years to complete.<br />
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