Kamlah Fort (also:Kamlahgarh orKamlah Garh, from Hindiगढ़ (Garh): "fort") is a 17th-century fort located near Kamlah village in the province ofHimachal Pradesh,[1] India west ofMandi.[2] It was probably constructed in 1625 byRajaSuraj Sen of Mandi.[3][4]
The Mandi kingdom depended on its forts for its security, and Kamlah Fort had the reputation of being the most secure repository of the reputed 360 forts of the Mandi state from the rule of Suraj Sen to that ofIshvari Sen (1788–1826).[5]MaharajaRanjit Singh attacked the fort in 1830.[1] It was destroyed in 1840 and then retaken a few years later and reconstructed byMandi Kings.[3]
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