The original capital of Mewar before Udai Singh built Udaipur, the fort 115 Km from Udaipur, has witnessed so many battle-cries and the clash of swords. Sacked three times, chittor was first attacked in 1303 by Allaudin Khilji when he was bewitched by Rani Padmini. In 1535, Bahadur shah of Gujarat took over the capital. The final sack came when Akbar’s general Man Singh defeated Pratap. Almost every building was defaced and every possession looted or destroyed.

The Fort is perched on a 180 - metre high hill and sprawls over 700 acres. The formidable 9-storeyed structure of Vijay stambh or victory Tower
was built by Rana Kumbha in 1440. Kirti stambh is dedicated to Sti Adinath, Rishabhdeo, and the first Jain Tirthankaras.

A temple is dedicated to Meera Bai, mystic-poetess and one of the leading figures of the Bhakti movement. A sun temple dating to the 8th century was converted in the 14th century into a Mother Goddess temple.

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Once the cradle of Rajput chivalry and heroism it preceded Udaipur by about a thousand years as the capital of Simodia Rajputs of Mewar. The ancient bastion, described in a ninth century classic in Khoman Raza is renowned for strength with in the grasp of no one. It was sacked thrice and the wide gaping wounds can still be seen. It withstood all onslaughts, which is the charm of this fort.