This Vlog(चुनार किला वीडियो) is based on my trip to Chunar Fort Mirzapur(चुनार का किला) which is also called Chunargarh ka Kila(चुनार गढ़ किला) or Chandrakanta Chunargarh(चंद्रकांता चुनारगढ़), and in this video I will be telling about Chunar Fort History in Hindi. It is located at about 35 kms away from Mirzapur City and and it has a lot of mysteries(चुनार का किला का रहस्य) attached to it. Reigned by 18 rulers in different times, Chunargarh Kila's history(चुनारगढ़ किले का इतिहास) is quite rich and it is located in Chunar town of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh. A lot of people search for Chunar Fort Varanasi(चुनारगढ़ का किला), and they are not aware where is it located(चुनारगढ़ का किला कहां है), and they think that it lies in Varanasi district but it is actually located in Mirzapur. I personally dont believe in horror stories but I have heard people talking about Chunar Fort Horror Story and they also ask that is Chunar Fort Haunted ? Chunar Fort flag(Chunar Fort Tiranga) is hoisted every year on 15th August, which a lot of people put it as Chunar Fort status on their social media profiles. Chunar ka kila also has a mysterious Chunar Fort Well(चुनार गढ़ किले का रहस्य/चुनारगढ़ का रहस्य). Chunar Fort tour is incomplete without visiting Sonwa Mandap which is considered the main building of this fort, and Chunargarh ka rahasya also centres around this building. Chunargarh ka chandrakanta kila and Chunargarh ka itihaas, Chunargarh ki kahaani is very interesting as it is believed that this fort was also mentioned in hindi serial Chandrakanta in which Raja Shivdutt(चुनारगढ़ का राजा कौन था) lived here in Chunar, which was aired on Doordarshan from 1994 to 1996. If you want to know about Chunargarh ke kile ka rahasya and you want to check out Chunar Fort Photos, you can visit google. On 21 Jan 1794, battle of chunar(चुनारगढ़ का युद्ध) took place. So, I was getting a lot of request from people saying चुनारगढ़ का किला दिखाइए, so here is the video(चुनारगढ़ वीडियो).
The Chunar Fort (also called Chandrakanta Chunargarh, Charanadri or Nainagarh) is situated in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh state in India. It is located 34 km away from Mirzapur city. The southeastern portion of this fort lies on the rocky bank of the Ganga River. The history of Chunar Fort spans from 56 BC, King sehdev, Prithvi Raj Chauhan and then between Afghan decedent Sher Shah Suri's rule in 1532, the Mughal Empire rule (Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Aurangzeb and many others including Nawab of Awadh) up to year 1772, and Marathas from Kalinjar from 1782 to 1804. Lastly, the British forces occupied the fort until 1947 when India got independence.
Ujjain's King Vikramāditya's elder brother Bharthari, who decided to live the life of a hermit, started near the the rockface of Chunar. Vikramaditya realized his brother's situation, and visited Chunar, and after he found his brother's whereabouts through the well known hermit Goraknath, he built a house for his raja Bharthari to live in. In 16th century, Babur came here in 1529 and many of his soldiers were killed; some of the of his soldiers in Chunar are venerated till date.
In 1532, Sher Khan (also known as Sher Shah Suri ) acquired Chunar Fort by doing two strategic marriages. When Humayun attacked the fort and did a siege here for 4months, he proposed to Sher Khan that he won't claim Chunar and Jaunpur, provided he gave up Bengal. Finally Sher Khan succumbed to pressure and accepted this deal with Humayun. However, Sher Khan recaptured this fort when Humayun started his march towards Bengal. The last from the Sur dynasty Adil Shah remained at this fort till the year 1556 and he handed over the entire administration as well as the military powers to the Hindu Prime Minister Hemu. Fort came under the Mughal Empire's control in 1575. Akbar visited Chunar for hunting in the year 1575 and he acquired it as he felt that it is strategically located for guarding the Ganga River and the major land routes that come towards eastern India. Marathas of Kalinjar attacked Chunar fort with full cavalary and finally captured it. The fort was given to Raja of Benaras, for 2.5 lakhs cauth per year. In the year 1804 Marathas ceded all their territories located in Bundelkhand to the British East India Company after their defeat in the second Anglo-Maratha war.
The Sonwa Mandap, which is an open pavilion has a total of 28 pillars and is built in Hindu architecture. An engraving on its mehrab is said to be completely filled with gold. Sonwa Mandap has 4 gates and a also a secret tunnel at the front yard of the building. In the year 1333 AD, princess Sonwa, who was the daughter of Sandeva, a Nepali king, came here frequently for taking baths in the Ganga River and a well situated here. bawdi measuring 17 feet (5.2 m) diameter and of nearly 200 feet (61 m) depth has perennial water, its source connection to the Ganga River.
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