Allahabad Fort

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Allahabad Fort is a massive 16th-century Mughal fortress on the banks of the Ganges in Prayagraj, India, renowned for its impressive architecture and strategic historical significance.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Allahabad Fort canonical 7
Allahabad Fort complex 2
Ilahabad Fort 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal fort ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
access restricted ⓘ
architecturalStyle Mughal architecture ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj ⓘ
linked to: Kumbh Mela
builtBy Mughal emperor Akbar ⓘ
linked to: Akbar
builtInCentury 16th century ⓘ
city Prayagraj ⓘ
linked to: Allahabad
commissionedBy Akbar ⓘ
constructionEnd 1584 ⓘ
constructionStart 1583 ⓘ
contains Akshayavat tree ⓘ
linked to: Shorea robusta

Ashoka pillar ⓘ
linked to: Ashoka Pillar

Patalpuri Temple ⓘ
Saraswati Koop ⓘ
country India ⓘ
currentUse Indian Army base ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs Ilahabad Fort ⓘ
linked to: Allahabad Fort
hasFeature arsenal structures ⓘ
bastions ⓘ
gates ⓘ
massive walls ⓘ
palace buildings ⓘ
underground rooms ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ
historicalEra Mughal Empire ⓘ
laterControlledBy British East India Company ⓘ
British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India

Marathas ⓘ
linked to: Maratha
locatedAtConfluenceOf Ganges River ⓘ
linked to: Ganges

Yamuna River ⓘ
linked to: Yamuna

mythical Saraswati River ⓘ
linked to: Saraswati River
locatedIn India ⓘ
Prayagraj ⓘ
linked to: Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
locatedOn bank of the Ganges River ⓘ
maintainedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
near Prayagraj city center ⓘ
linked to: Allahabad

Triveni Sangam ⓘ
openToPublicAreas Ashoka pillar complex ⓘ
Patalpuri Temple area ⓘ
publicAccess limited ⓘ
region North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
religiousSignificanceFor Hindus ⓘ
significance important site in the political history of the Mughal Empire ⓘ
major Mughal military stronghold in eastern Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
strategicSignificance control of Ganges-Yamuna confluence ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Allahabad → hasHistoricalStructure → Allahabad Fort ⓘ
Allahabad Fort → formerlyKnownAs → Ilahabad Fort ⓘ
linked to: Allahabad Fort
Triveni Sangam → near → Allahabad Fort ⓘ
Saraswati Koop → locatedIn → Allahabad Fort ⓘ
Saraswati Koop → partOf → Allahabad Fort complex ⓘ
linked to: Allahabad Fort
Patalpuri Temple area → locatedIn → Allahabad Fort ⓘ
Patalpuri Temple area → partOf → Allahabad Fort complex ⓘ
linked to: Allahabad Fort
Patalpuri Temple → locatedWithin → Allahabad Fort ⓘ