Kalinjar

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Kalinjar is an ancient hill fort and former royal stronghold in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India, renowned for its strategic importance and rich medieval history.

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Label Occurrences
Kalinjar canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
hill fort ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWith British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India

Bundela rulers ⓘ
linked to: Bundela dynasty

Chandela dynasty ⓘ
Gupta Empire ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Lord Shiva ⓘ
linked to: Shiva

Mughal Empire ⓘ
battles conflicts involving Mughals ⓘ
regional wars in Bundelkhand ⓘ
siege by Sher Shah Suri ⓘ
country India ⓘ
elevation approximately 365 meters ⓘ
etymology name often linked to Shiva as destroyer of time (Kaal) ⓘ
governedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasPart Kalinjar Fort ⓘ
Neelkanth Temple ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
gates and bastions ⓘ
palace ruins ⓘ
rock-cut tanks ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument ⓘ
site of archaeological importance ⓘ
historicalPeriod Mughal period ⓘ
early medieval India ⓘ
medieval India ⓘ
knownFor Hindu religious significance ⓘ
medieval history ⓘ
rock-cut temples ⓘ
stone inscriptions ⓘ
strategic military importance ⓘ
locatedIn Banda district ⓘ
Bundelkhand region ⓘ
linked to: Bundelkhand

Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
locatedNear Chitrakoot ⓘ
Karwi ⓘ
locatedOn Vindhya Range ⓘ
religiousSignificance Shiva pilgrimage site ⓘ
site of Neelkanth form of Shiva ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

Bundelkhand → historicalCapital → Kalinjar ⓘ
Karwi → connectsTo → Kalinjar ⓘ
Neelkanth Temple → locatedIn → Kalinjar ⓘ
Rani Mahal (Kalinjar Fort) → locatedIn → Kalinjar ⓘ
subject linked to: Rani Mahal
Sita Sej Temple → locatedIn → Kalinjar ⓘ
Kaal Bhairav Temple (Kalinjar) → locatedIn → Kalinjar ⓘ
subject linked to: Kaal Bhairav Temple