Ranakhetre: Asirgarh Qila, blot on Akbar

  • 4 years ago
Asirgarh Qila is an Indian fortress situated in the Satpura Range about 20 km north of the city of Burhanpur, MP. During Mughal Era, it was considered that Deccan starts from here and called as Key to Deccan. Akbar marched towards Burhanpur in 1599 and occupied the city. The Mughal great then besieged Asirgarh Fort, "one of the strongest fortresses in the world", finally taking it on 17 Jan 1601.

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