Singorgarh

Singorgarh is a hill fort in the wooded country of central India, once held by the Gond rulers of Garha-Katanga. Its walls and reservoirs occupied a commanding height above the surrounding valleys. In the sixteenth century the Gond king Sangram Shah brought the stronghold into his kingdom, and it became a residence of his family.

In 1564 the Mughal commander Asaf Khan invaded Garha-Katanga while Rani Durgavati governed for her young son. Singorgarh was attacked during the campaign, and the queen moved from the fort as she organized resistance to the invaders. She fought at Narrai and died rather than fall into enemy hands. The stronghold recalls both the reach of the Gond kingdom and the conflict that brought Mughal forces into its hill country.