Upardang

Upardang occupies a hill above the Chitwan valley, overlooking the country of the Rapti and Narayani rivers. Its fort, Upardangadhi, guarded the approaches between the hills and the southern lowlands. In the early nineteenth century Shatrubhanjan Shah, son of Bahadur Shah and grandson of Prithvi Narayan Shah, rebuilt the stronghold. Stone walls enclosed its buildings, and the elevated position gave its defenders a wide view across the valley.