"It is true that the Rigveda does not provide us details of the inner layout of these forts, but surely the text was n…"

"Far away in fortresses of unbaked bricks"

"For Divodasa, him who brought oblations, Indra overthrew A hundred fortresses of stone."

"And, irresistible, be thou a mighty iron fort to us, With hundred walls for man’s defence."

". . . stitch ye [oh gods] the coats of armour, wide and many; make iron forts, secure from all assailants."

"Above, on the mountain top is a very remarkable fortress called Taragarh...with very little improvement from European…"

"The entrance to the outer court passes under an arched gateway, remarkable only for its preposterous height; and one …"

"Close to the eastern or Bangalore gate stood formerly a Hindu temple with a prakara wall and a verandah running aroun…"

"…there stood a Hindu temple, the area or space round which was large. The Sultan, therefore, in his infancy being lik…"

"Kirmani writes: [The Fakir said:] ‘Fortunate child, at a future time thou wilt be the king of this country, and when …"