- Siwana
Siwana is a village in
Barmer district in Indian state ofRajasthan .It is 151 km fromBarmer .The place is known for its fort.Fort
Famous Fort Siwana or Gadh Siwana is situated on a hilltop .The fort was built by a famous
Rajput ruler Raja Bhoj’s son Veernarayan, who at one stage controlled much of Barmer and had close ties with theSolanki dynasty ofGujarat .The fort is not in the best of condition now however it still houses a beautiful pond.The fort fell to forces of
Alauddin Khilji in1308 . When Alauddin Khilji, the Sultan of Delhi, besieged the fort the people led by Sutal Deo mounted a heroic defence. To commemorate this ancient event an annual fair called the Kalyan Singh Ka Mela is still held within the precincts of the fort in the month of Shravan (July-Aug).Later in the period (1318-20) LuntigaChauhan stormed the fort of Siwana and slaughtered its Muslim garrison ,no Sultan of Delhi tried to recover this fort.It is also known for veer
Durgadas rathors who saved the prince ofJodhpur hiding in the mountains of siwana called chappan ki pahadia.It have a "durgadas ki pole" and a nice untouched hill station on it named haldeshwarji..Siwana is also famous for mines producing fine quality of
granite .
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