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The fort has high fortification walls with bastions at regular intervals and is crowned with battlements. There are two-storeyed watch-towers at the corners, which are crowned by battlements and merlons. The fort has two parts which are bifurcated by a wall with a gate leading to the palace on the
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84: /
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1431:Rohtasgarh
1418:Sur Empire
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1189:Ponda Fort
1179:Ghodbunder
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284:References
72:74°44′27″E
69:32°53′47″N
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345:The Hindu
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272:See also
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200:crowned
38:Location
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1262:Jaigarh
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251:Kushana
230:History
42:Akhnoor
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191:Jammu
97:Built
54:India
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373:ISBN
352:2022
998:Red
730:Jat
1519::
343:.
309:^
292:^
52:,
48:,
44:,
412:e
405:t
398:v
381:.
354:.
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