Shergarh Fort

Shergarh Fort
LocationSasaram, India
Coordinates24°49′40″N 83°43′41″E / 24.827852349185342°N 83.72817241126694°E / 24.827852349185342; 83.72817241126694
Built1540-45
Architectural style(s)Indo-Islamic
Owner
Shergarh Fort is located in Bihar
Shergarh Fort
Location in Sasaram, Rohtas, Bihar, India

Shergarh Fort (also known as Qila Shergarh, Bhurkuda Fort) is a ruined fort in Malhipur, Chenari block of Sasaram, it is well connected from Kudra and as well from Sasaram, Bihar.[1][2] It is a hill fort on a Kaimur plateau about 800 feet in height and was fortified by Emperor Sher Shah Suri.[3] The fort is in dense forest, making access difficult from the bottom of the plateau. The fort lies on the banks of the Durgavati River.[4]

History

The fort was built between 1540 and 1545 by Emperor Sher Shah Suri.[5] In the 16th century the fort was known as Bhurkuda Qila.[6] It is also claimed that the fort was built by Kharwar rulers and subsequently captured by Sher Shah Suri in 1530.[citation needed]

Architecture

The area of the fort is nearly 16 km2. Its main entrance originally had eight small domes but now there are only five. One kilometre from the main entrance is a lake called Rani Pokhra (Queen's Pond), and on an adjacent hill is an underground fort.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bihar, Past & Present: Souvenir, 13th Annual Congress of Epigraphical Society of India. Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute. 1987.
  2. ^ Provincial Series: Bengal, Vol. II. Usha. 1984.
  3. ^ Murray, John. A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon: Including All British India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian States.
  4. ^ "470 साल पुराने इस रहस्यमय किले में हैं सैकड़ों सुरंगें और तहखाने, यहां जाने से डरते हैं लोग". Amar Ujala.
  5. ^ "Hundreds of tunnels are present in this mysterious fort". News Track.
  6. ^ Studies in Art and Archaeology of Bihar and Bengal. Sri Satguru Publications. 1989. ISBN 8170301912.
  7. ^ "हुक्मरानों की नजर से दूर शेरगढ़ का भूमिगत किला". Jagran.