Mandalgarh

Mandalgarh stands on a long rocky hill in eastern Mewar, where a fort commands the surrounding plain. Its walls and gateways protect temples, reservoirs and buildings along the ridge above the town and its surrounding fields. The stronghold lay near the frontier between Mewar and Malwa, making it a frequent object of military campaigns.

In the fifteenth century Sultan Mahmud Khalji of Malwa fought the rulers of Mewar for Mandalgarh and held the fort for a time. The Mughal emperor Akbar later brought it under imperial control during his campaigns in Rajasthan. Its position made it a useful base for armies moving between the plains and the hills of Mewar, and its successive occupants adapted the fortifications to their needs.