Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Question 242


Origin of X:

Vyaghra Dev, a descendant of the Vaghelas of Gujarat, married the daughter of the Raja of Pirhawan and conquered the territory between Kalpi and Chandalgarh. Karan Dev, son of Vyaghra Dev married the daughter of the Raja of Ratanpur, bringing X into the family as her dowry. The legendary fortress of X fell into Mughal hands in 1597.
No records are available to show when X was constructed. However it is thought, to be some 2000 years old, and there are references to it in the ancient books. Various dynasties have ruled X. The last inhabitants deserted X in 1935.
Connect X with the first picture.

Answer:
X is Bandhavgarh where the first white tiger was found.
The picture is book cover of The White Tiger by Arvind Adiga

2 Answers:

alok said...

is it ranthambore?

Anonymous said...

Bandhavgarh??