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kinds of forts. These forts are dhanvadurga (desert fort), mahidurga
(mud fort), jaladurga (water fort), vanadurga (forest fort), baladurga (fort
protected by able warriors) and giridurga (mountain fort). This clearly
indicates that the science of fortification received considerable importance
during ancient times in India The basic classification of forts given in the
Aushanasa Dhanurveda was universally accepted in India though few
more types were added to this list during succeeding period by various.
authorities. Manu lists six types of forts: dhanudurga, mahidurga, abdurga.
v膩rkshydurga, naradurga and giridurga. 16 He states that out of all forts the
giridurga may be regarded as the best for security. 17 He also mentions.
drawbacks associated with the other types. The Vis峁噓sm峁泃i enumerates
only four types of forts. They are dhanvandurga, mahidurga, varidurga
(water fort) and giridurga. 18 In the R膩m膩ya峁嘺 forts were divided into four
classes such as the river fort (n膩deya), the hill fort (p奴rvatya), the forest
fort (vanya) and the artificial fort (k峁泃rima). 19 Bhishma enumerates six kinds
of forts to king Ydhishthira, 20 namely the dhanvadurga, mahindurga,
giridurga, manusyadurga, abdurga and vanadurga. These six seem to be
traditional since they are generally mentioned by all well-known authorities.
in ancient India and also in the Pur膩峁嘺s. Bhishma adds that 'the collection
of trusted and able men is the greatest asset of the king and the
naradurga, a fort protected by such men is the strongest among all six
forts expounded in the 艣膩stras'. 21