When the gunpowder ran out here, silver balls were fired at the enemy with cannons.

Churu Fort: In ancient times, what did the kings do to protect their kingdom or fort from the enemy? Even gold-silver, diamond-gems were not considered to have any value in the matter of their protection. Today, in this article, we are going to tell you about one such historical fort, which is immortal in the pages of history, because the incident that happened in this fort has neither happened anywhere in the world nor will it ever happen. Due to this incident, the name of this fort was written in golden letters in the history of the world.

Churu Fort
The fort we are talking about is known as Churu Fort. This fort is in Churu district of Rajasthan. This fort was built by Thakur Kushal Singh in the year 1694. The purpose behind making it was for self-defense as well as to provide security to the people of the state.

When did this incident happen?
This is the only fort in the world where when the ammunition was over during the war, silver balls were fired from the cannon on the enemies. This incident happened in history was very surprising. This incident happened in the year 1814. At that time this fort was ruled by Thakur Shivji Singh, who was a descendant of Thakur Kushal Singh.

had the full support of the people
Historians say that Thakur Shivji Singh’s army had 200 foot soldiers and 200 horse riders. But, you would be surprised to know that when there was a war, the number of the army suddenly increased. Actually, the people here were ready to do anything for their king. That’s why whenever there was a war, these people used to fight with the enemies like a soldier. Not only this, the people here used to spend their wealth to protect their king and kingdom.

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Silver balls were fired from the cannon
In the year 1814, in the month of August, King Surat Singh of the princely state of Bikaner attacked the Churu fort with his army. Thakur Shivji Singh fought him strongly with his army, but after a few days of the war, his ammunition ran out. Due to which the king got worried, but the people there fully supported their king and sacrificed all their gold and silver to protect the state. After this, Thakur Shivji Singh ordered his soldiers to fire silver balls from cannons at the enemies. In the end it happened that the enemy’s army accepted defeat and ran away from there.

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