The hilltop fort of Siwana, built by …
Years: 1308 - 1308
The hilltop fort of Siwana, built by famous Rajput ruler Raja Bhoj’s son Veernarayan, who at one stage had controlled much of Barmer and had close ties with the Solanki dynasty of Gujarat, falls in August 1308, after a heroic defense led by Sutal Deo, to forces of Alauddin Khilji, who is finalizing his campaign to bend the Rajput princes to submission.
