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A Collection of Articles and Notes on the History, Geography, Culture, Arts and Architecture of the Himalayas

The Hari Parbat Fort, Srinagar, Kashmir

April 20, 2018 Prashant Mathawan

The Hari Parbat Fort with the Pir Panjals in the background.

The Hari Parbat is the only surviving Fort in the Kashmir region of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It stands over a hill also known as the Koh-I-Maraan and originally was the site of a Fort built by Emperor Akbar. He had also built a large fortification Wall at the base of the Hill parts of which survive till today.

Kashmir : Between The Mughals and the Dogras

April 1, 2018 Prashant Mathawan

The Hai Parbat Fort with the Pir Panjals in the background.

The history of Kashmir from the time of the rule of the Mughals till the time of the rule of the Dogras. And the Afghans and the Sikhs in between. A straight narrative of the complex history of the Kashmir Valley.