Chunar Fort
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The Chunar Fort is located in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh, in India. The fort and Chunar town, near Mirzapur city, situated below the fort, are two historic places with common history and legends. It is located 34 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of Mirzapur. The southeastern part of the fort is on the rocky bank of the Ganges River. The fort's history spans from 56 BC, Sher Shah Suri's (1532) rule, the Mughal Empire rule up to 1740, late Kashi Naresh Maharaja Balwant Singh had conquered it from nawab of awadh in 1740 and kept under his control till 1768 as British military officer Hector Munro had taken over it from Kashi Naresh and used it as a military base. Kashi Naresh Maharaja Chet Singh had again gain control on this fort till 1781. Lastly, the British Raj occupied the fort till 1947 when India gained independence. Chunar railway station is on the Mughalsarai–Kanpur section of Howrah–Delhi main line.
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Location: 25.1255, 82.8747, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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fortification near the Ganga River in Varanasi, India
Chunargarh, 1874
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Chunar Uttar Pradesh Wikivoyage banner| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| area | region | 1770 | Benares State | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Chanar | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Chunar Fort | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Ramnagar Fort | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1750 | Ramnagar Fort | fort, Vibhuti Narayan Singh | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Chunargarh, 1874 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sonwamahal | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chunar Fort21 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chunar Fort 22 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chunar Fort1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sonwa Mandap001 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chunar Garh swarn mandap | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chunar forte | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chunar Fort, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh 04 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chunar Uttar Pradesh Wikivoyage banner | Commons | ||
