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| 1 | Rajgir cyclopean wall | Bihar | Cyclopean stone rampart | Haryanka rulers | Mahajanapada (6th c. BCE) | Ancient India | ||
| 2 | Kaushambi fort | Uttar Pradesh | Mud rampart; Vatsa capital | Vatsa rulers | Mahajanapada (6th c. BCE) | Ancient India | ||
| 3 | Ujjayini ramparts | Madhya Pradesh | Mud rampart; Avanti capital | Avanti rulers | Mahajanapada (6th c. BCE) | Ancient India | ||
| 4 | Pataliputra (Kumhrar) | Bihar | Wooden palisade defence | Ajatashatru; Mauryas | Haryanka-Mauryan | Ancient India | ||
| 5 | Sisupalgarh | Odisha | Early historic fort city | Kalinga rulers | Early historic (3rd c. BCE) | Ancient India | ||
| 6 | Uparkot, Junagadh | Gujarat | Rock-cut fort; step wells | Mauryan origins | Mauryan-Chudasama | Ancient India | ||
| 7 | Nagarjunakonda | Andhra Pradesh | Fortified Ikshvaku capital | Ikshvakus | Ikshvaku (3rd c. CE) | Ancient India | ||
| 8 | Lal Kot / Qila Rai Pithora | Delhi | First city of Delhi | Tomars; Prithviraj III | Tomar-Chauhan (11th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 9 | Siri Fort | Delhi | Second city; anti-Mongol | Alauddin Khalji | Khalji (1303) | Medieval India | ||
| 10 | Tughlaqabad Fort | Delhi | Sloping rubble walls | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq | Tughlaq (1321) | Medieval India | ||
| 11 | Adilabad Fort | Delhi | Smaller Tughlaq citadel | Muhammad bin Tughlaq | Tughlaq (14th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 12 | Firoz Shah Kotla | Delhi | Fifth city; Ashokan pillar | Firuz Shah Tughlaq | Tughlaq (1354) | Medieval India | ||
| 13 | Purana Qila | Delhi | Dinpanah; Sher Shah's Shergarh | Humayun and Sher Shah | Mughal-Sur (16th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 14 | Salimgarh Fort | Delhi | Yamuna island fort | Islam Shah Sur | Sur (1546) | Medieval India | ||
| 15 | Red Fort | Delhi | Mughal citadel; UNESCO | Shah Jahan | Mughal (1648) | Medieval India | ||
| 16 | Agra Fort | Uttar Pradesh | Red sandstone; UNESCO | Akbar | Mughal (1565) | Medieval India | ||
| 17 | Fatehpur Sikri | Uttar Pradesh | Walled capital; UNESCO | Akbar | Mughal (1571) | Medieval India | ||
| 18 | Allahabad Fort | Uttar Pradesh | At the Sangam; Ashokan pillar | Akbar | Mughal (1583) | Medieval India | ||
| 19 | Chunar Fort | Uttar Pradesh | Ganga-side hill fort | Sher Shah; later Mughals | Sur-Mughal (16th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 20 | Jhansi Fort | Uttar Pradesh | Bundela hill fort | Bir Singh Deo | Bundela (1613) | Medieval India | ||
| 21 | Kalinjar Fort | Uttar Pradesh | Chandela hill fort | Chandelas | Chandela (10th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 22 | Rohtasgarh Fort | Bihar | Kaimur hill stronghold | Sher Shah Suri | Sur (16th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 23 | Chittorgarh Fort | Rajasthan | Largest fort; UNESCO | Mauryan origins; Sisodias | Guhila-Sisodia (7th c. on) | Medieval India | ||
| 24 | Kumbhalgarh Fort | Rajasthan | Second longest wall; UNESCO | Rana Kumbha | Mewar (15th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 25 | Ranthambore Fort | Rajasthan | Hill fort; UNESCO | Chahamanas (Chauhans) | Chahamana (10th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 26 | Jaisalmer Fort | Rajasthan | Living golden fort; UNESCO | Rawal Jaisal | Bhati (1156) | Medieval India | ||
| 27 | Amer Fort | Rajasthan | Kachhwaha capital; UNESCO | Raja Man Singh I | Kachhwaha (16th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 28 | Gagron Fort | Rajasthan | Water fort (jaldurg); UNESCO | Doda Rajputs | Khichi (12th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 29 | Mehrangarh Fort | Rajasthan | Marwar hill fort | Rao Jodha | Rathore (1459) | Medieval India | ||
| 30 | Junagarh Fort, Bikaner | Rajasthan | Plains fort; never stormed | Raja Rai Singh | Rathore (1594) | Medieval India | ||
| 31 | Taragarh Fort, Ajmer | Rajasthan | Star fort of Ajmer | Ajayaraja Chauhan | Chahamana (12th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 32 | Jaigarh Fort | Rajasthan | Holds the Jaivana cannon | Sawai Jai Singh II | Kachhwaha (1726) | Medieval India | ||
| 33 | Nahargarh Fort | Rajasthan | Guards Jaipur city | Sawai Jai Singh II | Kachhwaha (1734) | Medieval India | ||
| 34 | Jalore Fort | Rajasthan | Granite hill fort | Paramaras; Chauhans | Chauhan (10th-14th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 35 | Kangra Fort | Himachal Pradesh | Oldest Himalayan fort | Katoch rulers | Katoch (ancient-medieval) | Medieval India | ||
| 36 | Hari Parbat Fort | Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar hill fort | Akbar; later Afghans | Mughal-Afghan (16th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 37 | Bahu Fort | Jammu & Kashmir | Tawi riverside fort | Raja Bahulochan | Ancient-Dogra | Medieval India | ||
| 38 | Qila Mubarak, Bathinda | Punjab | Oldest surviving brick fort | Raja Dab; later Sultans | Ancient-Sultanate | Medieval India | ||
| 39 | Gwalior Fort | Madhya Pradesh | Gibraltar of India | Man Singh Tomar | Tomar (15th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 40 | Mandu Fort | Madhya Pradesh | Largest fortified city | Malwa Sultans | Malwa Sultanate (15th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 41 | Asirgarh Fort | Madhya Pradesh | Key to the Deccan | Faruqi rulers | Faruqi (15th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 42 | Orchha Fort | Madhya Pradesh | Betwa island fort-palace | Rudra Pratap Singh | Bundela (16th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 43 | Ahilya Fort, Maheshwar | Madhya Pradesh | Narmada riverside fort | Ahilyabai Holkar | Maratha (18th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 44 | Champaner-Pavagadh | Gujarat | Hill capital; UNESCO | Mahmud Begada | Gujarat Sultanate (15th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 45 | Bhadra Fort, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Walled city citadel | Ahmad Shah I | Gujarat Sultanate (1411) | Medieval India | ||
| 46 | Bhujia Fort | Gujarat | Kutch hill fort | Rao Godji I | Jadeja (18th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 47 | Daulatabad (Devagiri) Fort | Maharashtra | Moat and dark passage | Yadavas; Tughlaq capital | Yadava-Tughlaq | Medieval India | ||
| 48 | Warangal Fort | Telangana | Kirti toranas; earthen walls | Ganapati Deva; Rudrama | Kakatiya (13th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 49 | Golconda Fort | Telangana | Acoustics; diamond market | Kakatiyas; Qutb Shahis | Qutb Shahi (16th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 50 | Bidar Fort | Karnataka | Bahmani capital citadel | Ahmad Shah Wali | Bahmani (1428) | Medieval India | ||