Chunar Fort

E163630
fortress hill fort tourist attraction

Chunar Fort is a historic hilltop fortress in Uttar Pradesh, India, known for its strategic location on the Ganges and its association with various dynasties, including the Mughals and the British.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Chunar Fort canonical 4
Chunar 1
Chunar town 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress ⓘ
hill fort ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval Indian military architecture ⓘ
associatedWith British East India Company ⓘ
British India ⓘ
surface form: British Raj

Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form: Mughal Empire

Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
surface form: Nawab of Awadh

Sher Shah Suri ⓘ
controlledBy Afghan rulers ⓘ
British ⓘ
Mughal dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Mughals

Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ
country India ⓘ
elevation hilltop ⓘ
governedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasFeature bastions ⓘ
dungeons ⓘ
gates ⓘ
massive stone walls ⓘ
palace structures ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
temples ⓘ
underground passages ⓘ
water reservoirs ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage Chunar Fort self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: चुनार किला
heritageStatus protected monument ⓘ
knownFor association with multiple dynasties ⓘ
military significance ⓘ
strategic location on the Ganges ⓘ
locatedIn Mirzapur district ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
locatedNear Varanasi ⓘ
locatedOn Ganges ⓘ
surface form: Ganges River
material sandstone ⓘ
near Mirzapur district ⓘ
surface form: Mirzapur city

Varanasi ⓘ
surface form: Varanasi city
overlooks Chunar Fort self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Chunar town

Indo-Gangetic Plain ⓘ
surface form: Ganges valley
region eastern Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
river Ganges ⓘ
significance control of riverine trade routes ⓘ
regional political power center ⓘ
state Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
tourism historical site ⓘ
popular tourist destination ⓘ
usedFor administrative center ⓘ
garrison ⓘ
military defense ⓘ
prison ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mirzapur → nearbyAttraction → Chunar Fort ⓘ
Mirzapur district → contains → Chunar Fort ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chunar
Mirzapur district → touristAttraction → Chunar Fort ⓘ
Chunar Fort → overlooks → Chunar Fort self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chunar town
Chunar Fort → hasNameInLanguage → Chunar Fort self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: चुनार किला
Jind Kaur → residence → Chunar Fort ⓘ
Jind Kaur → escapeFrom → Chunar Fort ⓘ