Mundota Fort and Palace
| Mundota Fort and Palace | |
|---|---|
  Location within Rajasthan | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Rajput and Mughal Architecture |
| Town or city | Mundota and Jaipur |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 26°58′N 75°37′E / 26.96°N 75.62°E |
| Completed | 1550 AD |
Mundota Fort and Palace are approximately 450-year-old heritage monuments and structures located in Mundota which is a small town nestled in hills of Aravali Range in the state of Rajasthan in Northwestern India. Mundota was a Double Tazmi Jagir of the Nathawat clan of the Kachawa dynasty, the rulers of Jaipur.[1] The proud Rajput clan traces its name to Nath ji – famous warrior grandson of Maharaja Prithviraj of Amer (Jaipur). The Fort on the hill top predates the Palace by at least a century and has rugged, simple architecture of early 15th century, and seems to stand guard to the more opulent palace at the foothill.
The Palace was built around 1550 by Thakur Jaswant Singh a contemporary of Mughal emperor Akbar. Thakur Jaswant Singh, a scion of the Nathawat clan and his descendants fought many battles for the Mughal Empire, from hilly terrain of Afghanistan to the plains of Bengal.
The Jagirdars of Nathawhat clan defeated five Afghan Kings and presented their surrendered flags to the Maharaja of Amber Jaipur who converted them into the famous Panchranga flag of Jaipur and he in turn gave them a white Kachawa flag with Kachnar insignia. The Mundota family is the proud owner of this historic antique flag.
References
- ↑ Mandawa, Devi Singh. Kachhawahon Ka Itihas. 2nd edition. Jodhpur: Rajasthani Granthagar, 2010. 15-17, 112-115, 166 . Print