Chittorgarh is a city located in the state of Rajasthan, and it is situated near the river named Berach. Besides this, there is a tributary in there which named as Banas, and it was considered the Chittorgarh District headquarters and which was previously the Dynasty of Mewar and Sisodiya Clan. There is also many stories related to the fort of Chittor as it is said that the fort was under siege for three times and each time the Rajput fought significantly and secured that fort from the enemies.
During this period, many queens of this fort try to kill themselves as if the enemies conquered their fort then they kill them, rape them or either make them their slaves. In order to avoid this situation they decided to kill themselves and it is known as Jauhar.
The act like Jauhar was committed by the two queens of Mewar named Rani Padmini and Rani Karnavati. But there were also various brave and mighty female warriors called as Gora and Badal as both of them fought against the Mughals bravely and created a legend with their act. The story of their bravery was heard by the Mughal emperor Akbar and in honor of those female warriors he established their statue in the fort of Agra. Besides this, Chittor also considered a land where Queen Meera used to worship Lord Krishna.
History of Chittorgarh
Chittorgarh was famous for their mighty heroes, rulers and might Kings of Sisodiya clan. Besides this, the Rajputs were very concerned about their dignity and status and they never surrender themselves rather than they prefer death instead of surrendering them. The Rajputs are famous for their courageous heart and their courageous acts and enthusiasm.
Besides this, Chittor was changed to Chitrakut after the Mori of Chitranagada as the mori is a currency or you can say that it is a Mewari coin. Besides this, great walls and massive gates covered the Chittor fort, and no one can be entered in it without the permission of the guards. The name of the founder of Mewar kingdom is Bappa Rawal and after he found the kingdom he made this kingdom his capital in the year 734 AD. But the folk tells that this was received by him as a dowry when he was married to the princess of Solanki.
So, this is a short description of the history of Chittorgarh, and I hope through this you will get some valuable information about the history of Chittor.
