Akhnoor Fort

Akhnoor Fort is a fort on the right bank of the Chenab River (ancient name Asikni), 28 km from Jammu City.

Construction of the fort was started by Raja Tej Singh in 1762 CE and completed by his successor Raja Dhian Singh in 1802. On 17 June 1822, Maharaja Ranjit Singh crowned Maharaja Gulab Singh at the fort's Jia Pota ghat on Chenab's riverbank.

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 southern side. The palace is two-storeyed, and the walls facing the courtyard have decorated arches, some of which contain mural paintings.

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Akhnoor Fortは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界1,615位（全3,734件中）、インドの102件では78位にランクされています。1762年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の17%より古い城です（18世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の272件のひとつ）。インドが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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