Chunar Fort
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chunar Fort canonical | 4 |
| Chunar | 1 |
| Chunar town | 1 |
| चुनार किला | 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.
this entity surface form:
Chunar
this entity surface form:
Chunar town
this entity surface form:
चुनार किला