FORTS OF INDIA( Champaner)
FORTS OF INDIA(Champaner)
THE fortress ofChampaner set on a formidable, deeply scrapped rock, 25 miles from Baroda, derives its name from its founder. Jamb or Champa, the brilliant and gallant minister of King Wun Raj of Chowra dynasty that ruled in the eighth century. The fortress is also known as Pawan-garh or Pavagarh ('The Castle of Winds'тАФpawan meaning wind which continuously blew and blasted it.). The continuous steep ascent is its main natural defence which from the plains looks artificial. The original fortifications were later replaced by a citadel built on a rectangular plain, which is three quarters mile long and 280yards broad with strong walls constructed from light brown sandstone and strengthened by bastions at regular intervals.