Vijaygarh Fort
Vijaygarh Fort is a ruined fort located 30 km from Robertsganj in southeast direction in Mau Kalan village in Chatra block near Dhandhraul Dam on Chatra-Siltham road, in Robertsganj in the Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Vijaygarh Fort was ruled by chandel dynasty, the chandels of Vijaygarh were the younger branch of chandels of agori barhar Raj.The Vijaygarh raj became a zamindari under the British era and had around 350 villages.
History
The Vijaygarh Fort was ruled the chandels of Vijaygarh. The chandels of Vijaygarh were the younger branch of chandels of agori barhar. In 17 th cth, the ruler of Varanasi bribed the gatekeeper of Vijaygarh fort and captured the fort from the chandel rulers. Later on after the help of agori barhar Raj and Britishers the Vijaygarh was restored as a form of zamindari to the chandel rulers of Vijaygarh. During the British period in India, the Vijaygarh Raj had 350 villages under they control.Attractions
Vijaygarh Fort contains several old temples and red stone pillars bearing inscriptions of Vishnuverdhan feudatory of Samudragupta. The fort is famous for its rock inscriptions, cave paintings, many statues and its perennial ponds. There are four ponds inside the premises of the fort which never dry. More than half the area of Vijargarh is covered by the steep and rugged hills of the Kaimur Range. Between the two tanks, there was a palace known as Rang Mahal which had artistic rock carvings and assumed as palace of Princess Chandrakanta.There is a fair organized every April, and people from different religions and sects attend.
Vijaygarh Fort has both historical and archaeological importance. The fort and Princess Chandrakanta were pertinently described in the novel Chandrakanta by Devaki Nandan Khatri
In the Hindu month of Shravana, Kānvarias (Kanwar Yatra) collect water from Ram Sagar and then start their holy journey to the Shivdwar.