Taragarh Fort High Ajmer in India owes the credit of having the first hill fort of India. Also it is the only region in Rajputana which was controlled by British East India Company and not by any royal dynasty.
Do you know which was the first hill fort of India and who constructed it?
The first hill fort of India, Taragarh was , another must visit places in Ajmer, Built by the Chauhan dynasty in Ajmer. In fact, Ajmer was the only region in Rajptana during British period which was directly controlled by the British East India Company.
The city has a glorious history in fact. The city was founded by Raja Ajaypal Chauhan in the 7th century AD and it remained as the epicentre of the Chauhan Dynasty till the 12th century AD.
The Chauhan dynasty was responsible for the construction of the first hill fort of India, Taragarh, another must visit places in Ajmer. After the defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan by Mohammed Ghori, Ajmer become home to a number of dynasties. The Mughal Sultans particularly liked Ajmer due the presence of the holy Ajmer Sharif Dargah.
Ajmer has a rich history and played host to the first meeting between the Mughal King Jahangir and the Ambassador of the Court of King James 1 of England, Sir Thomas Roe in 1616.
The city was officially handed over to the British a few centuries later, making Ajmer the only region in Rajputana to be directly controlled by the British East India Company.
