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Kans Quila

India

Heritage status
State Protected Monument
Location
Mathura district
Coordinates
27.50778°, 77.68222°
Links
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Kans Quila in India
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Description

Kans Quila or Kans Kila is a fortified castle located in Mathura, India.

The earliest definitive mention of the castle is by Narahara Chakravarti in the 18th century, who described it to be the ruins of Kansa's castle. Since then, the castle walls have largely crumbled away and the site has been encroached upon. The current structure was built by Man Singh I. An observatory is said to have been added in the complex by Sawai Jai Singh (1699–1743), however it has been demolished now. The fort was used by Jats and Marathas, and under the British rule the fort was neglected and somewhat demolished. The fort has an audience hall surrounded by red sandstone pillars. The fort was earlier used as a barrier against floods.

Text adapted from “Kans Quila” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Kans Quila ranks #6,668 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #208 of the 238 mapped in India. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,242 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. See how India compares in the castle statistics.

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