Manimajra Fort

Manimajra Fort, is a fort situated in Mani Majra, Chandigarh (city of Indian Union). [1] It is over 360 years old Fort and became more popular with the shooting of the Oscar-winning movie Zero Dark Thirty.[2]

Manimajra Fort
Chandigarh, India
Manimajra Fort,East side view
Manimajra Fort
Coordinates30°42′52″N 76°50′14″E
Typefort
Site information
Controlled byMeharwal Khewaji Trust
Open to
the public		No
ConditionDeteriorating
Site history
Built byGareeb Das
MaterialsNanak Shahi bricks

History

As per Mahan Kosh, popularly known as Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, Mani Majra was a town of (then) Ambala district of Punjab Province, which was conquered in 1821 by a local zamindar Ghareeb Dass along with 84 other villages and turned into the capital of his newly created State. The State was last ruled by Bhagwan Singh of the clan of Ghareeb Dass. As Bhagwan Singh was childless, the Government took control of the property of this fort.[3][4]

Ownership

Presently the property is owned by Meharwal Khewaji Trust along with other related properties. The ownership of this property is under controversy and the case is under trail in the court.[5][6]

Present condition

Present condition of the fort is not good and it is deteriorating day by day. The premises is being used as a playground or for parking vehicles by people living in the adjoining area. The walls are decaying and weed growth is visible on the walls (see pics in Gallery).[7]

  • North East side view
  • West side view
  • Deteriorating Building of fort
  • Ruins of courtyard

References
  1. Dhillon, Harish (May 2013). First Raj of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Banda Singh Bahadur. ISBN 9789381398395.
  2. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/battling-neglect-manimajra-fort-faces-conflict-over-ownership/1151154/
  3. ਭਾਈ ਕਾਨ੍ਹ ਸਿੰਘ ਨਾਭਾ (1999). ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼. ਪਟਿਆਲਾ: ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਭਾਗ , ਪੰਜਾਬ. p. 951.
  4. "ਅਮਰ%20ਸਿੰਘ, ਰਾਜਾ" [Amar Singh, Raja] (in Punjabi). 11 March 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/battling-neglect-manimajra-fort-faces-conflict-over-ownership/1151154/
  6. http://punjabitribuneonline.com/2015/01/%E0%A9%9E%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%9F-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%87-%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%87-%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80-%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%AE/
  7. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/battling-neglect-manimajra-fort-faces-conflict-over-ownership/1151154/
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