Amer Fort
Hilltop Rajput fortress-palace with mirrored halls, secret tunnels, and views over a lake.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Amer Fort in Jaipur follows Raja Man Singh I, a Rajput general in Mughal Emperor Akbar's court who won the 1576 Battle of Haldighati against Maharana Pratap, then let Pratap's forces escape. You'll hear how Akbar's fury cost him his imperial honors, and how Man Singh answered by pouring his fortune into this hilltop palace above Maota Lake. It moves through the mirror-studded Sheesh Mahal to a concealed escape tunnel cut through the hill toward Jaigarh Fort.
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