Agori Fort
| Agori Fort | |
|---|---|
| Native name अगोरी किला (Hindi) | |
| Agorigarh | |
 Back view of Agori Fort. Pencil drawing of the Fort in December 1868, by Stanley Leighton | |
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| Location | Sonbhadra |
| Nearest city | Chopan and Obra |
| Coordinates | 24°20′N 82°35′E / 24.33°N 82.58°E |
Agori Fort is a fort located about 10 km from Chopan near Obra at riverside of Son River, in the Sonbhadra district, which is 35 km from Robertsganj, on SH 5 Road in the Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh India. There is a temple of Hindu deity Kali.This is religious place for the Agori Baba.Agori Fort was the residential palace of the Khayaravala and Chandel dynasties.[1]The fort was captured by chandel rajputs in around 12 th cth. They defeated the local khairwar chief and settled here in 1187 .
History
[edit]There is also a confluence of Rihand and Sonnadi in Agori. Agori Fort and its ruins still exist, 62 miles south-east of Mirzapur. There is a Persian inscription of 1026 Hijri (1616 AD) in one part of the fort. The agori fort was captured by chandel rajputs in 1187 they settled near bardi raj and agori barhar . They defeated the local khairwar cheif who used rule in this area. In 1182 the chandela dynasty was being ruled by maharajadhiraja parmardi Deva, they faced a raid by maharajadhiraja prithviraja Chauhan in 1182 , at the same the maharaja parmardi Deva was busy doing campaigns in baghelkhand and tripuri on the kalchuris ( inscription dated 1183 ). At that time maharaja prithviraja's army and chandel's army fought battle in madanpur. Later on madanpur was captured by prithviraja Chauhan but within 6 months chandels captured it back ( madanpur copper plate Grant) . During the campaign of parmardi Deva in baghelkhand and tripuri , he defeated the kalchuris. Later on in 1187 one of the parmardi Deva's son raja bhram jit ( bhram deo) came here in the region of bardi and agori barhar and defeated the local khairwar chief and started to rule in this region. He had 2 sons bharimal and primal. Bharimal became the independent maharaja of bardi and parimal became the independent ruler of agori. Through the history the chandels of agori barhar fought many battles. In 1226 the younger brother of raja of bardi bir Bikram Singh founded the gidhaur raj in Bihar. Later on in 1620 agori barhar came under the Mughal rule . In 17 th cth the bhumihar ruler of Varanasi attacked agori barhar but was defeated by the old ruler of agori. But soon after the old king died the raja balwant Rai attacked again this the young ruler sambhu Shah who was just 7 years old at that time took refuge in Bihar. Later with help of Britishers the again recaptured the agori fort and became a zamindari under British raj. Agori barhar had 400 villages under their rule and a revenue of around 2 lakh rupees in 1871 . Once upon a time it is said that the agori barhar raj of chandel rajputs was a big as Varanasi raj. The last titular king of agori barhar raj, raja anand braham Shah was elected twice as the MLA if mirzapur , he was a very popular politician who enjoyed the support and respect from his people. He was also the member of wild life society of India.
Location
[edit]The fort is surrounded by the rivers from three sides viz. Bijul/Vijul/Vrijul, Rihand and Son River. It has also been enclosed with trenches on all sides to protect it from any attack.
Attractions
[edit]The war between Molagt King and Veer Lorik was held here. There is an artistic idol of the Goddess Durga in the fort at the entrance to the courtyard. There is a well, which is said to be fed from some river. Thousands of people come here for worship from far away. Upon leaving fortress there is an ochre mountain, local people say that this mountain was launched edged sword.
There is a stone in the form of an elephant at the center of river son which is called Krmaamel elephant of Molagt King who was killed by Veer Lorik. The fort can be reached by boat from Chopan.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Aghori Fort |". Easternuptourism.com. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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