Bhareh Fort (Bhareh)

India / Uttar Pradesh / Rampura / Bhareh
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Bhareh Fort is situated on the confluence of Chambal and Yamuna rivers.
This fort belongs to Sengar Raja's and is about 1000 yrs old.Late Raja Nirnajan Singh,a freedom fighter who actively took part in Quit India movement and was jailed quite a few times during the british rule. Late Raja Rup Singh grand father of Raja Niranjan singh joined the band of Nana Saheb Saheb,Tatya Tope and Rani of Jhansi during 1857(1st war of independence).He fought many battles against the British.The British troops sailed to Bhareh on merchant boats via river Yamuna from Agra under the command of Lt. Forbes, where they were reinforced by Etawah Levies.Thereafter they attacked the very strong fort of Bhareh in September 1858 using 18 pounder french carronade. They finally managed to enter and capture the fort but found it abandoned as Raja Rup Singh was fighting gurilla war during the mutiny of 1857 ,the Collector of Etawah was A.O. HUME.(Founder of Indian national Congress).
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Coordinates:   26°30'2"N   79°14'50"E

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  • we pay heartiest Homage to senior Chief of Sengars at Bareh. Can I Get the Detailed History of Sengars. I am also a sengar Kshtriya from Rasra in Balia, later we migrated to Western Bihar. Now Our family are settled in Mumbai. Jai Bhole Nath (sokha Baba)
  • It's very nice information.The fort of bhareh is remarkable.
  • i am so happy to know about bhareh first time i went to bhareh on( 29-03-2013) I saw fort and bhareshwar temple it is remarkable
  • i want to know about bhareshwar temple more information i am settled in delhi in 1987 i am won in chakar nagar etawah
  • this very nice place of over all india
  • Bhareshwar temple is very beautiful temple of puratan culture
  • bhareh is very beautiful place .some days back bhareh prince rahul dev singh sengar passed away now his son mr anirudra dev singh sengar will be price of bhareh state . i am from fariya its near by yamuna river
  • I m also sengar from bhareh now I m settled in noida can we see the fort and meet Mr anirudra dev sengar
  • Nowadays what raja do
  • We proud ofbhareh mahadev. And bhareh fort. Abhishek Tripathi ekari
  • Bhareh fort heart the etawah .i like this place. Jai bhole nath..
  • The name is Aniruddha (अनिरुद्ध) Deo Sengar (not Anirudra अनिरुद्र). He is at present a pilot in U.S.A. I am his Late father's (Rahul Deo Sengar) Uncle (Chacha). I am also settled at NOIDA. Dr Krishna Chandra Singh Sanger.
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