Kirtipala, the youngest son of Alhana, ruler of Nadol, established the Jalore line of Chauhans.

Jalore was conquered by the Rathore of Ratlam and remained a part of Jodhpur State until it integrated into India.

It commands the town from rocky outcrop 336m (1200 ft) high fortified with a wall and bastions with cannon mounted upon them.

The fort has four gigantic gates; however, it is approachable only from one side, after a two-mile (3 km) long serpentine ascent.

The approach to the fort is from the north, up a steep, slippery road through three rows of fortification to a single rampart wall 6.1m (20ft) high.

The mahal or "the residential palace" inside the fort is now desolated, and what is left of it are the ruined symmetrical walls with huge rock formations around it.

Same was renovated by Mah Singh Ruler of Jodhpur and built a Samadhi Mandir of Shri Jalandharnath.

A triple temple dedicated to Amba Mata, Ashapuri and Hanuman ji is also located within the fort premises.

This temple has a spectacular toran or an archway and a golden "cupola" in the hall meant for theatre performances.

The temple of Mahavira was also known as Chandanavihara Nahadarao, named after a Pratihara ruler and a hero of Jain tradition who built it in the 14th century.