The last few weeks of work on the Jhansi AMS map has finally paid off. I’ve managed to locate almost all the forts that were marked on that grid as well as locate a few others that were not on that map.
To start with, the red marks are forts that are on the map but could not be found through the satellite images. That, as always, does not mean that there are no forts at those locations or that the forts do not exist anymore. It simply means that unless someone checks those locations out on the ground, nothing can be said about those forts with certainty. The blue marks are the forts that were found through the satellite.
In all, I found 30 forts and fortifications. To help load the page faster, I am excluding the embedded maps for all of these. The links will take you conveniently to the forts on Wikimapia.
- Jhansi – 25.4577771,78.5758924
- Barua/Barwa Sagar – 25.3751954,78.7412667
- Orchha – 25.3502315, 78.6445892
Orchha deserves a complete post by itself because of the unique placement of the fort and the massive outer fortification towards the west. - Shakurpura – 25.2470443, 78.5505885
- Larwari – 25.2083484, 78.7146163
- Kuraoni – 25.0597299, 78.6731064
The fort is barely visible because of the low res image. - Kumheri – 25.026341, 78.7141764
- Fort near Bachera – 25.0011013, 78.5718799
Another low res image but the structure is discernible. - Ganj Dinara – 25.4627803, 78.3234859
- Damron Kalan – 25.4148459, 78.2802916
- Pichor/Pichhore – 25.1746359, 78.186425
- Baghari – 25.073909, 78.0735737
- Unknown fortification near previous fort – 25.0762704, 78.033056
- Bhitarwar – 25.7889466, 78.1101322
- Datia, main fort and outer fortifications – 25.6740691, 78.4544635
- Bamori/Bamhori Kalan – 25.1349116, 79.0875453
- Bonda – 25.1498201, 79.0490556
- Jatara – 25.0094243, 79.0454721
- Patha Ram – 25.4088764, 78.937135
- Bijaigarh – 25.4191048, 79.0009099
- Bijna – 25.4624316, 79.0173063
- Tori Fatehpur – 25.458523, 79.1106606
- Gursarai – 25.6165718, 79.1725793
- Garvai/Garhvai – 25.6886983, 79.2145318
- Samthar – 25.8445477, 78.9011693
- Garh Kundan – 25.4815129, 78.8986963
- Tahrauli – 25.5364831, 78.9927453
- Chirgaon – 25.573424, 78.8109291
- Fort near Sihor – 25.6713132, 78.0995965
- Dhaura – 25.1282193, 79.156183
The map of princely states in Central India provides a better context for studying them further.
As an aside, while researching other forts in the area, I found a mention of a fort in Niwari where a fort was demolished by the Marathas.
These forts are not the only ones in the area but only those that I’ve managed to locate. There could be others.
Over 1300 Forts Documented 
