| Shergarh Fort | |
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 Shergarh Fort | |
| Location | Sasaram, India |
| Coordinates | 24°49′40″N 83°43′41″E / 24.827852349185342°N 83.72817241126694°E |
| Built | 1540-45 |
| Architectural style(s) | Indo-Islamic |
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Shergarh Fort (also known as Qila Shergarh, Bhurkuda Fort) is a ruined fort in Sasaram (12 km from Chenari), Bihar.[1][2] It is a hill fort on a 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[edit | edit source]
The fort was built between 1540 to 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[edit | edit source]
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]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bihar, Past & Present: Souvenir, 13th Annual Congress of Epigraphical Society of India. Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute. 1987.
- ↑ Provincial Series: Bengal, Vol. II. Usha. 1984.
- ↑ Murray, John. A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon: Including All British India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian States.
- ↑ "470 साल पुराने इस रहस्यमय किले में हैं सैकड़ों सुरंगें और तहखाने, यहां जाने से डरते हैं लोग". Amar Ujala.
- ↑ "Hundreds of tunnels are present in this mysterious fort". News Track.
- ↑ Studies in Art and Archaeology of Bihar and Bengal. Sri Satguru Publications. 1989. ISBN 8170301912.
- ↑ "हुक्मरानों की नजर से दूर शेरगढ़ का भूमिगत किला". Jagran.