Ranthambore Tiger Reserve was among the
first nine Tiger Reserves declared in 1973 at
the launch of Project Tiger in India. It comprised the former Sawai Madhopur
Wildlife Sanctuary of 392.5 sq.km. Reserved Forest (constituted in 1955).
Ranthambore National Park with an area of 274.5 sq.km was constituted from within
the Tiger Reserve in 1980. In the then Tiger Reserve, the National Park area
was being managed as the core and the rest as buffer until in 1992, Keladevi
Sanctuary having area of 674 sq.km of Protected Forest (constituted in 1983),Sawai
Mansingh Sanctuary with an area of 127 sq.km. (Constituted in 1983),Sawai Mansingh
Sanctuary with an area of 127 sq. km .(constituted in 1984), Kualji Close Area
of 7.58 sq. km. And some other forest areas were added to the Reserve.
Archaeological Richness
Ranthambore fort and teples of medieval period.