Garhkota Fort | |
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| Coordinates | 23°46′N79°09′E / 23.77°N 79.15°E |
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| Type | Fort building |
The Garhkota fort is located at the confluence of the Sunar and Gadheri rivers in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh. The fort was one of the chief centres of the Great Rebellion of 1857 in Sagar. [1]
Garhkota fort was semi-circular in form and was surrounded by forest and the towns of Garhkota and Hardanagar on all three sides. It was a massive fort on which the Raja of Shahgarh, Bhaktabali, had ancestral claims. In 1818, the British took over the fort by ejecting his family. As a result, Bhaktabali joined the locals and rose to become the chief of the revolt in Sagar in 1857. In September 1857, a band of rebel troops from Madras helped Bhaktabali capture the Garhakota. The Raja of Shahgarh and the Raja of Banpur occupied the fort after that. In October, the mutinous soldiers of Sagar joined Bhaktabali at Garhakota. These troops heavily garrisoned the fort. To recapture Garhakota and curb the rebellion, Sir Hugh Rose arrived at Sagar in 1858 and marched into Garhakota on February 9. Even though the mutineers offered stiff resistance, Hugh Rose eventually succeeded in repossessing the fort. Both Rajas were driven out of the fort to Bundelkhand. [2]
Although the Garhkota fort was heavily damaged during the revolt, the remaining portion still stands, telling the story of its glorious past.
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