Jalore Fort (जालौर किला) Rajasthan ke sabse mazboot aur itihasik quilon mein se ek hai. Isey "Sonagir" ya "Suvarnagiri" (Golden Hill) ke naam se bhi jana jata hai, kyunki yeh ek unchi pahadi par bana hai jo dhoop mein sone ki tarah chamakti hai.
Jalore Fort apni aisi banawat ke liye mashhoor hai jise dushman kabhi seedhe yudh mein samne se nahi tod paye. Is kile se judi mukhya baatein neeche di gayi hain:
1. Kile ka Itihas (History)
- Nirman: Is kile ke nirmaan ka samay exact toh nahi pata, lekin mana jata hai ki isey 10th century mein Paramara rajvansh ke rajaon ne banwaya tha. Baad mein yeh Chauhan vansh ke under aaya.
- Sabse Badi Jang (Kanhadadev Chauhan aur Alauddin Khilji): Is kile ka sabse gauravshali aur dukhad itihas 1311-12 AD ka hai. Delhi ke Sultan Alauddin Khilji ne kile par kabza karne ke liye bohot badi sena bheji. Kile ke shasak Raja Kanhadadev Chauhan aur unke bete Viramdev ne behad bahaduri se yudh lada.
- Dhoka aur Saka: Khilji ki sena kile ke main gate ko nahi tod pa rahi thi, tab unhone 'Bika Dahiya' naam ke ek Rajput traitor (dhokebaaz) ki madad se kile ke ek kamzor deewar ka rasta jana. Jab dushman andar ghus aaye, to kile ki viranganaon ne Jauhar (aag mein koodna) kar liya aur Rajput jawano ne Saka (mar-mitne wala yudh) kiya.
2. Kile ki Banawat aur Architecture
Jalore Fort Sukri nadi ke kinare, lagbhag 1200 feet ki oonchai par sthit hai.
- Char Majboot Darwaze: Kile ke andar jaane ke liye 4 bade darwazo se guzarna padta hai—Suraj Pol, Dhruv Pol, Chand Pol, aur Sire Pol.
- Topkhana Mosque (Mosque of Malik Shah): Kile ke andar ek mashhoor structure hai jise 'Topkhana' kehte hain. Yeh pehle ek bohot bada Sanskrit School aur mandir tha, jise baad mein Alauddin Khilji ne ek mosque (masjid) mein badal diya. Yahan ki architectural carvings dekhne laayak hain.
- Prachin Mandir: Kile ke andar kai prachin Jain Mandir hain (jaise Adinath ji ka mandir) jo apni shaandar patthar ki nakkashi ke liye mashhoor hain. Iske alawa Kanhadadev Mahal aur Chamunda Mata ka mandir bhi yahan sthit hai.
3. Ek Mashhoor Kahawat (Famous Saying)
Jalore Fort ki mazbooti ko lekar Rajasthan mein ek bohot hi mashhoor kahawat hai:
"Rai ka bhav to raat hi bika" (राई का à¤à¤¾à¤µ तो रात ही बीता)
Kahani: Jab Khilji ko kile ki kamzor deewar dhoondni thi, to usne raat mein pure shehar se bohot mehnge daam par Rai (Mustard seeds) khareedi, taaki use deewar par pheka ja sake (jahan deewar kacchi hoti, wahan rai raat-o-raat ug jaati ya nami sokh leti). Agle din jab baaki logo ko pata chala aur woh rai bechne aaye, to raja ne kaha ki kaam ho gaya, ab rai ka bhav khatam.
4. Tourism aur Kaise Pahunchein
- Location: Yeh Jalore shehar mein hi sthit hai, jo Jodhpur se lagbhag 140 km door hai.
- Trekking: Kile tak pahunchne ke liye pahadi par khadi chadhai (stairs) karni padti hai, jismein lagbhag 1 se 1.5 ghante ka samay lagta hai. Oopar pahunchkar poore Jalore shehar ka view behad shaandar dikhta hai.
Kya aap Rajasthan ke quilon ki history par koi project bana rahe hain, ya fir yahan ghumne ka plan hai aapka?
