Kirti Stambha

Kirti Stambha is a tower situated at Chittor Fort in Chittorgarh town of Rajasthan, India. It has been a major Jain center since at least the Kushana period, producing scholars such as Acharya Haribhadrasuri in the 6th century and Virasena in the 9th. Around 1179–1191 AD, the 22 m‑high Kirti Stambh was erected by merchant Jeeja Bhagerwala under Rawal Kumar Singh’s patronage, later serving as the seat of a Jain Bhattaraka until the 17th century. Built in the Solanki style, the seven‑storey tower stands on a 9 × 9 m plinth near the Saat‑Bees temple and originally housed life‑size images of Rishabhanatha in its sculpted niches. Inscriptions link the monument to the Bagherwal community and date its completion to the early 13th century, making it older than Vijay Stambh.