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Reasi
fort....Bhimgarh
Fort,
generally
known
as
the
Reasi
Fort,
is
near
Reasi,
a
town
approximately
64
km
northwest
of
Jammu.
The
fort
is
on
a
hillock
approximately
150
metres
high.
Initially,
it
was
constructed
of
clay
by
Rajput
king
Bhimdev
Rasyal
Of
Reasi
.
Later
on
one
of
the
heirs
of
Raja
Rishipal
Rana,
reconstructed
it
using
stone.
It
was
used
by
the
royal
family
members
for
taking
shelter
during
emergencies.
The
construction
of
a
new
fort
at
the
site
was
started
by
Rajput
Raja
Gulab
Singh
of
Jammu
in
1817
and
continued
till
1841.
The
construction
and
consolidation
of
Bhimgarh
fort
was
further
advanced
by
the
advent
of
General
Zorawar
Singh.
The
renovation
of
the
fort
was
started
by
Gulab
Singh
of
Jammu
and
Kashmir
in
1817
and
continued
till
1841.
A
new
entry
gate
and
a
stone
wall
one
m
wide
and
50
m
long
was
built
all
around,
thereby
making
it
less
vulnerable
to
attacks.
The
main
entry
gate
is
made
of
Baluka
stones
with
Architecture
of
carving.
The
front
wall
has
loopholes.
This
has
a
statue
of
the
Goddess
Mahakali
and
of
God
Hanuman.
The
fort
has
a
temple,
a
pond,
rooms
of
different
sizes,
armoury
and
treasury.
After
the
death
of
Maharaja
Gulab
Singh,
his
heir
Maharaja
Ranbir
Singh
and
Maharaja
Pratap
Singh
used
Bhimgarh
Fort
as
a
treasury
and
armoury.
During
Maharaja
Hari
Singh's
rule
an
English
minister
ordered
that
the
armoury
be
destroyed
and
shifted
the
treasury
to
Jammu.
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