Originally called Chitrakuta, the Chittor Fort is said to have been built by Chitranga, a mori king.[1][2]

The Guhila (Gahlot) ruler Bappa Rawal is said to have captured the fort in either 728 CE or 734 CE.[1] However, some historians doubt the historicity of this legend, arguing that the Guhilas did not control Chittor before the reign of the later ruler Allata.[3]

Chittor was known as " Chit-Ror " at that time . Between 1251 and 1258 , Balban repeatedly led troops to Chitror fort .[4] [5] Under the orders of Alauddin Khilji , Ulugh Khan laid a siege in the direction of Ranthambore , Chitror and Bundi forts. [6] [7]

In 1303, the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khilji defeated the Guhila king Ratnasimha, and captured the fort.[8] The fort was later captured by Hammir Singh, a king of the Sisodia branch of the Guhilas. Chittor gained prominence during the period of his successors, which included Rana Kumbha and Rana Sanga. In 1535, Bahadur Shah of Gujarat besieged and conquered the fort. However Bahadur Shah was not able to hold Chittor for long and the Sisodia's captured it within a short time of his departure.[9]

In 1567–68, the Mughal emperor Akbar besieged and captured the fort.[10] In 1615, as part of a peace treaty between Akbar's successor Jahangir and the Maharana of Mewar, Amar Singh I, Mewar accepted Mughal suzerainty and the fort as well as the areas surrounding Chittorgarh were given to Mewar. However, due to the military danger presented by the fort, it was never to be fortified or even repaired.[11] Later, it was occupied by the British Indian Empire.[citation needed] The fort was refurbished in 1905 during British Raj.[12]