Why Do Many Maratha Forts Look More Ruined Than Rajasthan Forts?

Why Do Many Maratha Forts Look More Ruined Than Rajasthan Forts? A nuanced comparison of selected surviving fort sections: military history, changing uses, maintenance, environment and conservation. Survival varies substantially in both regions. Narration is synthesized. Maps are schematic. Modern photographs illustrate locations; they are not archival evidence of historical battles. Music and sound design were made for this film. Visual credits (cropped, reframed and animated for the documentary and thumbnail): File:Bali Khila Rajgad Maharashtra.jpg — Cj.samson https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... File:Rajgad Fort (20232).jpg — Suraj Digrase https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdoma... File:Rajgad Fort (82441).jpg — Suraj Digrase https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdoma... File:Sinhagad 2010.JPG — SasmitV https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... File:Mehrangarh Fort.jpg — Knowledge Seeker https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: Public domain Public-domain/CC0 dedication; see file page File:Jaisalmer, India, Jaisalmer Fort, Passage.jpg — Vyacheslav Argenberg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... File:Raigadh - The Ruins of King Sivaji's Fort (4044192959).jpg — Hari K Patibanda https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... File:Amber Fort in Jaipur, courtyard.jpg — Dudva https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdoma... File:Amer Fort, Courtyard, India.jpg — Vyacheslav Argenberg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... File:India - Jaipur - 022 - inner courtyard of the Amber fort during monsoon (1036338121).jpg — McKay Savage from London, UK https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... File:Ruins at Chittorgarh (8130289168).jpg — Kandukuru Nagarjun from Bangalore, India https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Major historical references: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1739/ https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/247/ https://whc.unesco.org/document/153036 https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7... https://www.mehrangarh.org/about-us/ Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Poona, British Period and Lohagad entries.