Ita Fort

Ita Fort in Itanagar town is an important historical site in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The name literally means "Fort of Bricks" (brick being called "Ita" in the Assamese language). It also lends its name to the city Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. The Ita Fort, dated to the 14th-15th century, is generally believed to have been built by the Chutia kings, who ruled the region during that period. The fort can be tentatively associated with the line of hill forts attributed to the Chutia king Gauri Narayan. According to the Chutia chronicles, Gauri Narayan, after consolidating his kingdom, “built a line of forts along the foot of the hills”, along with large tanks and temples.

The total brickwork is of 16,200 cubic metre lengths. Archaeological finds from the site are on displayed at the Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar.

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Ita Fort ranks #2,432 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #89 of the 161 mapped in India. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 47% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 410 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how India compares in the castle statistics.

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