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Amer Fort or Amber Fort is a fort located in Amer, Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town with an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) [2] located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Located high on a hill, it is the principal tourist attraction in Jaipur. [3] [4] Amer Fort is
Gagron Fort is a hill fort situated in Jhalawar district. It is an example of a hill and water fort. [37] [38] The fort was built by Bijaldev Singh Dod (a Rajput king) in the twelfth century. Later, the fort has also been controlled by Sher Shah and Akbar. The fort is constructed on the confluence of Ahu River and Kali Sindh River.
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English: Elephant and the rider at the outer wall of Amer Fort. 967 CE. UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amer, Amber, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
In 1992, a zookeeper, Jubal Cox, was tossed by an Asian elephant and received fatal injuries. The zoo launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident and decided not to euthanize the elephant. Cox's death was the first in the zoo's history. [25] This incident marked the end of elephant rides at the zoo. [4]
"Killing Rampage: Man Marks 70th Anniversary of Circus Elephant's Wild Run." Corsicana Daily Sun, October 13, 1999; Wood, Amy Louise. “‘Killing the Elephant’: Murderous Beasts and the Thrill of Retribution, 1885—1930.” The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, vol. 11, no. 3, 2012, pp. 405–44. JSTOR.