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Buxar Fort

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Buxar Fort is a largely ruined historic fortification on the banks of the River Ganga in Buxar, Bihar, near the Uttar Pradesh border.

State
Bihar
Type
Heritage Site

Buxar Fort is a largely ruined historic fortification on the banks of the River Ganga in Buxar, Bihar, near the Uttar Pradesh border. The fort's own surviving remains are modest; Buxar's national significance rests primarily on the decisive 1764 Battle of Buxar fought nearby.

Buxar Fort is known for

site of the 1764 Battle of Buxarruins on the Ganga riverbank1926-27 Brahmi-script seal excavationsHindu mythological ties to Rama and Vishvamitra

A short history

King Rudra Deo is credited by local tradition with establishing the fort in 1054 CE. Ancient seals in early Brahmi script, discovered during 1926-1927 excavations along the riverbank, have been dated to the 3rd-4th centuries CE. Surveyor Francis Buchanan visited the site in 1812 and recorded that only the southern side of the fort and bastions were still standing. By the time ASI founder Alexander Cunningham visited in 1871-1872, the site had deteriorated further. The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22-23 October 1764, when British East India Company forces under Major Hector Munro defeated an allied Indian coalition led by Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, the Nawab of Bengal, and the Nawab of Awadh. The battle's aftermath was formalized in the 1765 Treaty of Allahabad, under which the defeated rulers granted the East India Company Diwani (revenue-collection) rights over Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa, widely regarded as marking the beginning of formal British political control in eastern India. [Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxar_Fort; Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buxar]

Why Buxar Fort matters

While the fort's own surviving remains are modest, Buxar's national significance rests on the 1764 battle fought near it, whose outcome is regarded as a foundational step in the establishment of British colonial rule in India.

When to go

September to April

How to reach

Located in Buxar town, Bihar; local transport within Buxar includes auto-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws, and local buses.

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