Tera Fort is one of the many fort of Kutch. It is situated near Tera

Tera, Kutch

-History:Historically, Tera was an estate given by the rulers of Kutch to their brethren. Tera Jagir consisted of 41 villages, and was one of the largest jagirs of Kutch. Tera was given to one of sons of Rao Raydhan I during the reign of Deshalji I . During the reign of Lakhaji I , the Chief of...

 village in Abdasa Taluka.

Tera Fort was built by one of the Jadeja

Jadeja

Jadeja belong to the Yaduvanshi rajputs or Chandravanshi rajputs. They are one of the 36 royal dynasties of old tracing their origins to Lord Krishna...

Chiefs, who was given the estate of Tera during the reign of Deshalji I (1718-1741).

Tera lies 85 km west of the town of Bhuj. Tera castle on the western edge of the state of Gujrat dominates the plains of Kutch from its position on the banks of Tretara (Three lakes) namely Chattasar, Sumerasar and Chatasar.

Tera Fort was badly damaged in a war that was fought during the reign of Lakhoji (1741-1760). Sumraji Thakore of Tera, the chief of Tera Estate, spoke badly of Rao of Kutch. Lakhoji sent an army to Tera, to subdue the revolt. For the first time in history of Kutch, artillery power for used in war. This artillery was set up by famous Ram Singh Malam. The cannon power destroyed most of the fort. War ended after three months of besiege, when Sumraji surrendered and gave a formal apology for his remarks.

The fort is now a one of the tourist attraction of the Kutch.