Yesterday I went with my family to the reunion ceremony of our society at Sadra Jakshani temple. While I was updating the information of the temple here on the map, the location of Sadra Fort came to my notice. I have been visiting this temple for many years but I never got to know about this fort. As a result of my growing interest, I went to see this fort with a friend.
The fort is about a 10-minute walk from the temple. After arriving here, my curiosity about the history of this fort increased so I requested the watchman to give some information about its history.
The fort was built by Sultan Ahmed Shah in 1426 AD. The fort was used as a resting place on the way from Ahmedabad to Delhi. This fort was also known as ‘Shahdera’. It was used by the British government as a political agent camp here in 1820 for only Rs. 250. The British government also constructed bungalows, offices, and treasury houses to accommodate political agents, the remains of which can still be seen today.
Nice sometimes it happens that good places are near about us and we didn’t aware about history but being local guide we are always find out details about location. Thanks for sharing this with us.
I also love visiting old forts and palaces. I should also tell you that the pictures you have posted here are amazing and shot so carefully. Each photo is telling a story. Don’t know why but forts and palaces have lots of stories to tell. I feel so mesmerized and connected whenever i go to them. Kind of a connection, i feel at times.
@NareshDarji I can see the old stairs going up, but not sure if it’s safe to climb or not. And the fairly clean courtyard with the flowering tree. It’s kept is quite good condition. Almost feels like someone lives here. Thanks for sharing, hope we try to preserve all these historical places for future generations to enjoy.
@NareshDarji It is very difficult to know about every place because it is very difficult to travel all over the place at a time but have a good friend like you who keeps on giving good updates every now and then I love knowing about the place There is also the eagerness to know something new
Never got a chance to sit and talk face to face, but bonding is very good, it is the identity of a good friend, I do not know whether we all Indians have this quality that other countries have but whatever is good
To be honest @Tejal ben, there are often some important places around us but they never come to mind. It is our job as a local guide to reach out to people in such places.
One thing that is common to both India and Pakistan is that there are similarities in the construction of historical sites. And visiting such places is really a real use of time.
Thank you so much @Connectwidme for your nice comment.
These stairs are still very strong and I made sure to visit the whole castle during my visit. At present no one lives in this fort except his watchman. @StephenAbraham Bhai.
It is very difficult to know the history of each place again but our local guide community is a medium through which we can know about many new places in the country and abroad. @NitishG
