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There is documentary evidence of the existence of forts in India from medieval times. The architecture of the forts had both Hindu and Muslim influences. In local languages, fort names are suffixed with durga (Sanskrit), qila (Urdu), garh or gad.
Types of forts
The Arthashastra the Indian treatise on military strategy describes major types of forts differentiated by their major mode of defence.
Jala-Durga, surrounded by natural water bodies (water fort)
Dhanvana or Maru-durga, surrounded by arid land of at least 73km (desert fort)
Giri-Durga, located on a flat hill summit (hill fort)
Vana-Durga, surrounded by a dense forest cover for at least 15 km (forest fort)
Mahi-Durga, surrounded by earthen walls as well as, stone and brick (earthen fort)
Nri-Durga, defended by a large number of warriors. Usually, a city fortress is populated by a substantial garrison (human fort)
Now, try your hand at this word search. Find the state/city where the fort is located using pictorial and text clues.