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Ajaigarh & Kalinjar Forts |
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Ajaigarh (80km from Khajuraho), a large isolated hilltop fort, built by the Chandelas when their influence in the area was on the decline. Kalinjar Fort, 25km north is much older, built during the Gupta period and mentioned by Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD. It was a stronghold of the Chandelas from the 9th to 15th centuries before being conquered by Akbar in 1569. |
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