Jaigarh Fort, Rajasthan
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 High in the hills above
Amber is the magnificent Jaigarh Fort. It was built in the 17th
century to reinforce the defenses of the Kachhawaha capital. Its mighty
ramparts stretch, seemingly for miles across the hillsides, with embrasures
cunningly designed to give the defenders a choice of three different angles
for shooting down at their attackers.
Also on the ramparts is an enormous watchtower, Diva Burj. Once it was
seven stories high, but the legends says that the lightning, jealous of
the height of its flaming lamp, struck down the top two stories. The most
interesting thing about the Jaigarh Fort, however, is the legend of its
buried treasure. Raja Man Singh I is said to have buried inside
here the booty for its various campaigns, worth, according to one account,
Rs.1080 million (US$ 35 million) in the 1720's.
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