Vijay Stambh
Rana Kumbha's Tower of Victory, raised in 1448 over nine storeys and 120 feet, with its architect named on the fifth floor.
A tower that signs itself
Rana Kumbha built the Vijay Stambh in 1448 to mark his defeat of the Malwa Sultanate's forces under Mahmud Khilji at Sarangpur. It rises about 120 feet through nine storeys, thirty-five feet to a face at the base and narrowing to about seventeen and a half at the top. What makes it unusual among victory monuments is who is recorded on it. The architect Sutradhar Jaita and his three sons, Napa, Puja and Poma, are named on the fifth floor — the builders inscribed into the building. The uppermost storey carries genealogical inscriptions of the rulers of Chittaur, attributed to the court scholar Atri and his son Mahesh, and an image of the Jain goddess Padmavati stands at the top of a tower raised by a Hindu king.
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What there is to see
The carving is the monument; the height is only how much of it there is.
🗼 The elevation
- Nine storeys, about 120 feet, tapering from thirty-five feet a face to roughly seventeen and a half
- Carved on every level rather than plain between bands
✍️ The inscriptions
- Sutradhar Jaita and his sons Napa, Puja and Poma named on the fifth floor
- Genealogies of the Chittaur rulers on the top storey, attributed to Atri and his son Mahesh
🪷 The top
- An image of the Jain goddess Padmavati on the uppermost storey
Getting there
Inside the fort, on the plateau.
🧭 Position
- Within Chittorgarh Fort, reached after the ascent through the gateways
- Visible across much of the enclosure, which is what a victory tower is for
When to go
Relief carving on a tall elevation, so the sun angle decides what you see.
🌅 Light
- Low sun rakes the carved bands and separates them; midday flattens the whole face
Before you go
Read it from the bottom up.
🔍 On site
- The named floors are the interesting ones — the fifth for the builders, the ninth for the dynasty
- Whether the internal stair is open to visitors varies; it is not assumed here
Close by
The rest of the fort.
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