The Chunar Fort is located in the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The fort and Chunar town, near Mirzapur city, situated below the fort, are two historic places with common history and legends.[1][2] It is located 34 kilometers (21 mi) northwest of Mirzapur. The southeastern part of the fort is on the rocky bank of the Ganges River. The fort's history spans from 56 BC, Sher Shah Suri's (1532) rule, the Mughal Empire rule (Humayun, Akbar, and many others including Nawab of Awadh) up to 1740, late Kashi Naresh Maharaja Balwant Singh had conquered it from nawab of awadh in 1740 and kept under his control till 1768 as British military officer Hekter Munro had taken over it from Kashi Naresh and used it as a military base. Kashi Naresh Maharaja Chet Singh again gained control of this fort till 1781. Lastly, the British Raj occupied the fort till 1947 when India gained independence.[3] Chunar railway station is on the Mughalsarai–Kanpur section of Howrah–Delhi main line.
