| |
KUCHESAR HERITAGE HOTELS
GROUP
HOTELS :
CITIES SIGHTSEEING
:
CITIES HOTELS :
HERITAGE HOTELS
HOTEL THE MUD FORT
 The
Mud Fort of Kuchesar tells of the chequered history of the Jata who vied
with the Sikhs, Marathas, Rohillas & Rajputs as well as French
adventurers and the East India Company to fill the vacuum of the
declining Mughal power. By the 1740s the Jats had become a first rate
military power.
The Jat rulers of Kuchesar, who hail from Mandoti in Haryana, built
their mud-fort somewhere in the mid 18th century. The family traces its
adventurous descent from the Jats of the Dalal sub-caste. Bhual and his
three brothers first arrived in this area early in the 18th century. His
grandson Chhatar Singh served with Mirza Ali Beg, the Jagirdar of
Chitsauna, obtaining both power and a large estate. His sons joined
Jawahar Singh, the Jat ruler of Bharatpur to avenge the death of his
father Suraj Mal. Najib-ud-daulah recalled them back and offered the
jagir of Kuchesar with the title of Rao and the office of 'chormar',
destroyer of thieves. In 1763, the Jat fort of Kuchesar was captured and
razed. By 1782, it was recovered and has since remained with the family,
which was granted a perpetual lease in 1790 by the Mughal Emperor Shah
Alam and then by the British in 1807.
 The
Mud Fort of the Jats of Kuchesar was built in the mid 18th century with
seven turrets as a defence against British cannon attack, and a wide
moat was dug to create the remparts. Its main palace sits atop a larage
bastion overlooking gardens on three sides and the ruins of a replica of
Robert Clive's Calcutta house to its west.
The banks of Brijghat, 24 kms away on the holy Ganges, make an
interesting picnic outing among fields of sugarcane and mango orchards.
Guest can ride horse and swim at The Mud Fort.
Location
80 kms from Delhi Airport.
Accommodation
10 rooms (Doubles and Suites).
Facilities
Telephone with direct dialing facility, Running hot and cold water,
Refrigerator in rooms, Television with satellite channels in rooms,
Indian and continental cuisine, Well stocked bar, Indoor swimming pool
and jogging trail, Tennis, billiards, croquet and masseur, Credit cards
and money exchange, Conference facilities, Doctor on call.
Address
Kuchesar, District Bulandshahr (UP).
|
T
