Aligarh Fort

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Aligarh Fort is a historic military stronghold in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, known for its strategic importance during the Mughal and British periods in India.

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Label Occurrences
Aligarh Fort canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fort ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ
architecturalStyle Mughal military architecture ⓘ
associatedWith British East India Company ⓘ
British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India

Maratha Empire ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
builtBy Mughal nobles ⓘ
capturedBy British forces under General Gerard Lake in 1803 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
controlledBy British East India Company ⓘ
British Raj authorities ⓘ
Marathas ⓘ
linked to: Maratha

Mughals ⓘ
linked to: Mughal dynasty
country India ⓘ
currentUse military area ⓘ
restricted access zone ⓘ
feature bastions ⓘ
gates ⓘ
moat ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument under Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
historicalEra British colonial period ⓘ
Mughal period ⓘ
locatedIn Aligarh ⓘ
Aligarh district ⓘ
North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India

Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
locatedNear Aligarh Muslim University ⓘ
Aligarh city centre ⓘ
linked to: Aligarh
locatedOn Kali Nadi (Kali river) vicinity ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearestCity Aligarh ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Aligarh (1803) ⓘ
rebuiltBy French military officers in Maratha service ⓘ
region Upper Ganga-Yamuna Doab ⓘ
significance example of late Mughal-era fortification in North India ⓘ
site of Anglo-Maratha conflict ⓘ
state Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
strategicImportance control of approaches to Delhi ⓘ
control of routes in the Doab region ⓘ
usedFor garrison ⓘ
military defense ⓘ
strategic stronghold ⓘ

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

Aligarh → fortName → Aligarh Fort ⓘ
Aligarh → hasFort → Aligarh Fort ⓘ