Kuchesar Fort

Kuchesar Fort, also known as Mud Fort, is an 18th-century fort located in Kuchesar, India. Built in 1734[1] , it is surrounded by 100 acres of mangrove[1][2]. It is a heritage resort formed by the restoration of a section of Ajit Singh's ancestral property, which was formerly a part of the princely state of Kuchesar.

Kuchesar Fort is located 7  km from Chopla Kuchesar, Bulandshehar District on NH-24, which heads to Garh.

History

During the 1880s, the people of Jat became the most powerful military source in India. The Jat rulers of Kuchesar originally belonged to Mandothi in Haryana and were the descendants from the Jats of the Jalal sub-caste.

Bhual and his three brothers were the first to arrive in this area during the 18th century. His grandson, Chhatar Singh, served with the Jagirdar of Chitsauna, Mirza Ali Beg, obtaining both power and the large estate. His sons joined Maharaja Jawahar Singh, the Jat ruler of Bharatpur State, to avenge the death of his father King Suraj Mal. They were later offered the Jagir of Kuchesar with the title of Rao and Office of Chormar by Mughal emperor Najib-ad-Dawlah.

The mud fort of Kuchesar was captured in 1764 but was recovered by the Jat rulers by 1782. It remained in the family. It was leased by the Mughal emperor Shah Alam in 1790 and by the British in 1807. It was built with seven turrets as an anti-cannon attack from Britishers.

The Kuchesar Fort came into the Ajit Singh family’s possession in the eighteenth century when the Mughal emperor Najib ad-Dawlah bestowed the Jat family with the title of Rao Bahadur.

The fort was restored by Neemrana Hotels and turned into a heritage hotel in 1998.[2][1][3] A family occupies a portion of the hotel that includes the former reception and colonial style dining halls. The section that has been restored and made into the hotel bears the influence of Mughal architecture. Its rooms balconies with arches and lattice edges that are Mughal in style.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sandhu, Veenu (April 9, 2011). "No royalty". Business Standard News. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  2. 1 2 "Ruins revisited: Forts and palaces get a fresh lease of life thanks to the son and Francis Wacziarg of Neemrana Hotels". The Hindu. Jul 29, 2004.
  3. ↑ "Kuchesar Mud Fort, as a Heritage Hotel". worldarchitecture.org. Retrieved 2018-06-06.

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