Shergarh Fort

Shergarh Fort
Location	Sasaram, India
Coordinates	24°49′40″N 83°43′41″E / 24.827852349185342°N 83.72817241126694°E / 24.827852349185342; 83.72817241126694
Built	1540-45
Architectural style(s)	Indo-Islamic
Owner	Sur Empire (1540–1545)
Location in Sasaram, Rohtas, Bihar, India

Shergarh Fort (also known as Qila Shergarh, Bhurkuda Fort) is a ruined fort in Malhipur, Chenari block of Sasaram, it is well connected from Kudra and as well from Sasaram, Bihar.^[1][2] It is a hill fort on a Kaimur plateau about 800 feet in height and was fortified by Emperor Sher Shah Suri.^[3] The fort is in dense forest, making access difficult from the bottom of the plateau. The fort lies on the banks of the Durgavati River.^[4]

The fort was built between 1540 and 1545 by Emperor Sher Shah Suri.^[5] In the 16th century the fort was known as Bhurkuda Qila.^[6] It is also claimed that the fort was built by Kharwar rulers and subsequently captured by Sher Shah Suri in 1530.^{[citation needed]}

The area of the fort is nearly 16 km². Its main entrance originally had eight small domes but now there are only five. One kilometre from the main entrance is a lake called Rani Pokhra (Queen's Pond), and on an adjacent hill is an underground fort.^[7]

• Tomb of Sher Shah Suri