Chittorgarh Fort (Hindi/Rajasthani: चित्तौड़ दुर्ग Chittor Durg) is one of the largest forts in India. The fort, popularly known as Chittor, was the capital of Mewarand is today situated in Chittorgarh. It was initially ruled by Guhilot and later by Sisodias, theSuryavanshi clans of Chattari Rajputs, from the 7th century, until it was finally abandoned in 1568 after the siege by Emperor Akbar in 1567. It sprawls majestically over a hill 180 m (590.6 ft) in height spread over an area of 280 ha (691.9 acres) above the plains of the valley drained by the Berach River.
The
fort that once boasted of 84 water bodies has only 22 of them now. These water
bodies are fed by natural catchment and rainfall, and have a combined storage
of 4 billion litres that could meet the water needs of an army of 50,000. The
supply could last for four years. These water bodies are in the form of ponds,
wells and step wells.
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