​Role of Forts in Indian History

  • The term 'fort' is usually understood to mean a strong defensive building or walled or fenced place. It is protected by a ditch or front lines of bastioned walls or by warriors.
  • The first archaeological evidence in India has been found from the sites of the proto-historic Harappan culture, which date between about 3000 and 1500 BC.
  • Burned and unbaked bricks were used in the construction of all the major Harappan sites. Major sites were surrounded by protective walls.
  • According to Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador of Seleucus Nicator, in 321 BC, Chandragupta Maurya's capital Pataliputra was protected by a ditch with wooden walls.
  • 'Arthashastra' ....
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