the brits never dynamited the rajput forts because they quickly signed treaties with them and never really rebelled.
rajput forts were where the british elites spent their winters learning polo and trying out their new jodhpurs.
Indian Fortifications and their various architecture styles/plannings How strong where they compared to european and East Asian fortifications ?
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the brits never dynamited the rajput forts because they quickly signed treaties with them and never really rebelled.
rajput forts were where the british elites spent their winters learning polo and trying out their new jodhpurs.
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I also don't think they ever had a chance to do anything
They were weak and divided in God only knows how many kingdoms
most had been subdued by the mughals and eventually ended up in the service of the east india company.
the only ones that managed some soverignity were from the drylands of rajasthan which were not very productive and thus not a major target for the imperial conquests.
the rich and productive soils of the indo-gangetic plain that delivered 3 harvests a year were completely taken over by the sultanates and later the british.
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Yeah this is what I stressed in the other thread. Something changed post 12th cent. Usually, kings from eastern and central India would band together to throw out the latest central Asian arrivals. But nothing of the sort happened with the Mughals. Every kingdom was for itself.
This is then used as propaganda to prove that Indians had no sense of common identity, but the fact is that Indians had lost their ancient sense of common identity during the late medieval period.
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India is a nation state, ergo Indians have a common political identity. Why waste your time making inane statements?
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BTW, there were 29 such hill top forts in the state of Jodhpur, and my grandpa as the Chief of the Department of History and Archaeology was responsible for their upkeep. That did not include the Mehrangarh fort (that was king's private property), but did include the fort at Mandore and the museum there.
Mehrangarh, Mandore.
Mehrangarh, Mandore.
Then you must know why Maratha forts incl. Shaniwar Wada was left to rot for the last 70+ years.
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Probably Raigad, but they were all made of wood, so nothing survives except the foundations.
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I hope they had a decent sprinkler system
Probably shows the emphasis on grandure, rather than military invincibility
Reminds me of the kasbahs of the Atlas. Immense and impressive but made of sandstone or 'mud', basically. Enemies were known to divert rivers and wait for it to dissolve!
In both cases, a lack of stone? Or ease of build?
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Ohh military wise fort was brilliantI hope they had a decent sprinkler system
Probably shows the emphasis on grandure, rather than military invincibility
Reminds me of the kasbahs of the Atlas. Immense and impressive but made of sandstone or 'mud', basically. Enemies were known to divert rivers and wait for it to dissolve!
In both cases, a lack of stone? Or ease of build?
Completely opposite actually
90% of maratha forts were known for thier military prowess and less about grandeur
I think this was capital that's why
The walls were made of stone, brick, rammed earth etc. depending on requirements. Only the buildings inside were wooden. Maratha forts were looted, torched and dismantled by the British in the 1800s because they were their biggest enemies.I hope they had a decent sprinkler system
Probably shows the emphasis on grandure, rather than military invincibility
Reminds me of the kasbahs of the Atlas. Immense and impressive but made of sandstone or 'mud', basically. Enemies were known to divert rivers and wait for it to dissolve!
In both cases, a lack of stone? Or ease of build?
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That is...not small. The black and white ones show the true scale better the drone ones.
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