Kalinjar Fort

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Kalinjar Fort
Part of India
Banda district, Uttar Pradesh, India Near Karwi
A view of Kalinjar Fort
Coordinates	24°59′59″N 80°29′07″E / 24.9997°N 80.4852°E / 24.9997; 80.4852
Type	Fort, caves & temples
Height	1,200 feet (370 m)
Site information
Controlled by	Archaeological Survey of India
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Ruined
Site history
Built	5th century
Materials	Granite stones
Demolished	1858
Battles/wars	Mahmud of Ghazni – 1023, Sher Shah Suri – 1545, Maratha Peshwa – 1732, East India Company – 1812 and Indian Rebellion of 1857
Garrison information
Past commanders	Gupta Empire, Chandela dynasty, Baghel Rajputs of Rewa, Maratha Peshwas
Garrison	Maratha Cavalry 1731 – 1858 British garrison – 1947

Hanuman Gate Kalinjar Fort Laldarwaza Maratha Garrison

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Kalinjar (Hindi: कालिंजर) is a fortress-city in Banda district^[1] of Uttar Pradesh, in India. It was ruled by several dynasties including the Guptas, the Vardhana dynasty, the Chandelas, Solankis of Rewa, Mughal and the Marathas.

The fortress has several temples dating back to the Gupta dynasty of the 3rd–5th centuries. It is strategically located on an isolated rocky hill at the end of the Vindhya Range, overlooking the plains of Bundelkhand.^[2]