Agori

Agori Fort stands in eastern Uttar Pradesh, about ten kilometres from Chopan near Obra. It lies beside the Son River in a landscape broken by converging waterways. The Vijul, Rihand and Son surround the fort on three sides, and trenches enclose the remaining approaches.

Within the fort are a Kali temple and a Persian inscription dated 1026 Hijri, equivalent to 1616 CE. A stone shaped like an elephant in the river also carries local memories of the kings Molagt and Veer Lorik. Local tradition holds that the Chandel Rajputs captured the fort in 1187. Raja Bhram Jit, a son of Parmardi Deva, defeated the local Khairwar chief and established rule across Bardi and Agori Barhar.

His sons later divided authority between Bardi and Agori, and the wider Chandel house continued to fight numerous battles. By 1620 Agori Barhar came under Mughal rule, though its former domain was remembered as a large one. River banks, defensive works and later temples preserve the fort’s long role in this part of eastern Uttar Pradesh.