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Bhuragrah
Fort
Category
Historic
Across
the
river
Ken
there
are
ruins
of
Bhuragarh
Fort,
said
to
be
built
with
brown
stones
by
Raja
Guman
Singh
in
the
17th
century.
This
place
was
important
during
the
freedom
struggle.
A
every
year
on
the
“Makar
Sankranti”
a
Fair
is
organized
at
this
place
is
known
as
‘Natbali
Ka
Mela’.
Bhuragrah
Fort
is
situated
at
the
bank
of
the
Ken
river.
Seeing
the
sunset
from
the
fort
is
a
beautiful
experience.
The
historical
importance
of
Bhuragarh
Fort
is
related
to
Bundela
reign
and
Hridaya
Shah
and
Jagat
Rai,
sons
of
Maharaja
Chattrasal.
Kirat
Singh,
son
of
Jagat
Rai,
repaired
Bhuragarh
Fort
in
1746
A.D.
None
Arjun
Singh
was
the
care
taker
of
the
fort.
In
1787
A.D.,
Nawab
Ali
Bahudur
I
started
looking
after
the
Banda
domain.
He
fought
a
war
against
None
Arjun
Singh
in
1792
A.D.
Then
it
Taken
over
by
the
Nawab’s
rule
for
some
time
but
Rajaram
Dauwa
and
Laxman
Dauwa
won
it
again
from
the
Nawabs.
After
the
death
of
None
Arjun
Singh,
Nawab
Ali
Bahudar
took
the
control
of
Bhuragarh
Fort.
The
Nawab
died
in
1802
A.D.
and
Gaurihar
Maharaj
took
the
administration
after
him.
The
Great
Freedom
Struggle
against
the
British
Empire
started
on
14
June
1857.
It
was
led
by
Nawab
Ali
Bahadur
II
in
Banda.
This
struggle
was
much
fiercer
than
expected
and
revolutionaries
from
Allahbad,
Kanpur
and
Bihar
joined
the
Nawab
in
fighting
the
British.
On
15
June
1857,
revolutionaries
killed
Joint
Magistrate
Cockrail.
On
16
April
1858,
Whit
luck
arrived
in
Banda
and
fought
against
the
revolutionary
army
of
Banda.
About
3000
revolutionaries
were
killed
in
the
fort
during
this
war.
Nuts
(one
who
performs
acrobatic
feats)
from
Sarbai
sacrificed
their
lives
in
this
war.
Their
graves
are
found
inside
the
fort.
Graves
of
many
revolutionaries
are
found
around
the
fort.