Forts in Uttar Pradesh
31 places in Uttar Pradesh under forts. Hill forts, ramparts and old garrisons.
Explore with dates- Agori FortSonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA ruined Chandel fort at the meeting of the Son and Renu, across the river from Chopan.
- Agra FortAgra, Uttar Pradesh · FortsAkbar's sandstone walls with Shah Jahan's marble inside, and the Taj framed from the tower he died in.
- Aligarh FortAligarh, Uttar Pradesh · FortsThe moated Maratha fort Lake stormed in 1803, now a quiet corner of the AMU campus.
- Allahabad FortPrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh · FortsAkbar's largest fort, Army-held, with the Patalpuri temple and the undying banyan open to visitors.
- Awagarh FortEtah, Uttar Pradesh · FortsThe private fort of the Awagarh rajas, walls and gate seen from the estate town outside.
- Barua SagarJhansi, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsAn 18th century lake, a Bundela fort above it and a 9th century temple beside it, 24 km from Jhansi.
- Bela PratapgarhPratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesThe Devi temple that named the town and the fort that named the district, on the Sai.
- Bhareh Fort and PachnadaEtawah, Uttar Pradesh · FortsFive rivers meeting below a Rajput fort in dacoit ravine country. Take a local along.
- Bhuragarh FortBanda, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA brown stone fort on the Ken, taken in 1857, with a rope-dancer fair each Makar Sankranti.
- Chandwar Gate and BattlefieldFirozabad, Uttar Pradesh · Monuments & HeritageWhere Ghori killed Jaichand of Kannauj in 1194, marked by a gate and a mound by the Yamuna.
- CharkhariMahoba, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA princely town ringed by seven lakes under a hill fort, the self-styled Kashmir of Bundelkhand.
- Chunar FortMirzapur, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA sandstone fort over the Ganga that Sher Shah, Humayun, Akbar and Hastings all held.
- DalmauRaebareli, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesOld fort ruins on a high Ganga bank, with the best ghats and biggest fair in Raebareli.
- Deogarh Jain TemplesLalitpur, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesThirty-one Jain temples inside a hill fort above the Betwa, with two thousand loose sculptures.
- Hathras FortHathras, Uttar Pradesh · FortsWhat is left of the Jat mud fort the British bombarded into surrender in 1817.
- Jagammanpur FortJalaun, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA 1593 Sengar fort near Pachnada, where five rivers meet in the Yamuna ravines.
- Jhansi FortJhansi, Uttar Pradesh · FortsThe 1613 Bundela fort that Rani Lakshmibai held against the British in 1858.
- Kalinjar FortBanda, Uttar Pradesh · FortsThe Chandela hill fort where Sher Shah Suri died, with a rock-cut Neelkanth temple near the top.
- Kans QilaMathura, Uttar Pradesh · FortsRuined riverside fort above the Mathura ghats, once the site of a Jai Singh observatory.
- Kara DhamKaushambi, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesA Sheetla Devi temple and a ruined Sultanate fort on the Ganga at Kara.
- Kotla FortFirozabad, Uttar Pradesh · FortsBrick fort remains in a village outside Firozabad, for the curious with time to spare.
- Kuchesar FortBulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh · FortsAn 18th-century Jat mud fort turned quiet heritage stay, 80 km from Delhi.
- Mainpuri FortMainpuri, Uttar Pradesh · FortsThe walled seat of the Chauhan rajas of Mainpuri, seen from the road rather than inside.
- Mehnagar Fort & Madilaha TankAzamgarh, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA 16th-century brick fort and a huge tank, Azamgarh's one historic monument.
- Naugarh Fort & Latif Shah DamChandauli, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA hunting fort of the Kashi rajas above two dams on the Karmanasa, on the forest edge of Chandauli.
- Pathargarh FortBijnor, Uttar Pradesh · FortsNajib-ud-Daula's Rohilla fort, better known as the hideout of Sultana Daku.
- Ramnagar FortVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh · FortsThe Kashi Naresh's riverside fort, a museum of royal odds and ends, and a month-long Ramlila.
- Rampura FortJalaun, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA lived-in Sengar Rajput fort in the ravine country, run as a quiet heritage stay.
- Shahi Qila (Jaunpur Fort)Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh · FortsFiroz Shah Tughlaq's riverside fort of 1360, mostly walls now, with the best view in Jaunpur.
- Shahjahanpur Fort and Old CityShahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA 1647 Afghan foundation, best known for the shoe-pelting Laat Saheb Holi.
- Vijaygarh FortSonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh · FortsThe hill fort of Chandrakanta, with rock-cut tanks that never dry and a 40 minute climb.
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