THE FORT

The fort of Chittaurgarh can be singled out for it's glorious history and it's stories of heroism. Countless tales of this rugged fort and the battles fought here by it's legendary heroes fill the pages of history books.70 miles east of Udaipur lies the famed but ruined fortress of Chittaur, the Rajput's 'holy of holies', physical symbol of chivalry and the sacrifice of thousands of men and women who died in three gruesome massacres and mass suicides by jauhar or self-immolation by women. Mewar (Udaipur) was the only house that stead fastly refused to either capitulate to the Mughals or give it's daughters in marriage to them. The first massacare took place in 1303, when Chittaur was besieged by Allauddin Khilji, who was besotted by the beauty of the legendary rani Padmini.