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About Shankargarh
Shankargarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Prayagraj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also known as Kasauta Shankargarh.
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History
Maharaja Vyaghradev Solanki, a scion of Anhilwara Patan in Gujrat, fl. 1234 A.D. (631 H.E.), he was a Baghel Rajput King who laid foundation of Baghelkhand (House of Baghel); married Maharani Singhumati, daughter of Makund Dev Chandravat, and had issue, five sons.
-Rao Kandhar Dev, ancestor of the Bara Rajas or the Raos of Kasauta (Shankargarh).
Rao Kandhar Dev who was the 5th son of Maharaja Vyaghradev of Rewa (princely state), born 663 Samvat, in 683 Samvat his elder brother conferred on him the title of Rao (and later on the title of 'Maharao') with Illaka Pardhwan, which yielded an income of Rs. 12 Lac per annum, from that time the family is known as the Kasauta Rao family who ruled the area of Shankargarh, which comes under Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh.
Raja Bahadur Rao Vikramjit Singh, Rao of Kasauta, 27th in descent from Maharaja Vyghra Dev of Rewa (princely state), in 1185 H.E. (1771–1772 CE) the Emperor of Delhi conferred on him the title of 'Raja Bahadur' and a command of 2000 cavalry and 2500 infantry and at that time the British Power was established in the country.
From the History section of Shankargarh on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Allahabad Bamrauli Airport (IXD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 31 km away.
- Chakghat 19 km southeast, about 19 min by car
- Teonthar 22 km south, about 22 min by car
- Sarāi Ākil 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Sohāgi 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Chail 27 km north, about 27 min by car
- Kotwa 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Karārī 36 km northwest, about 36 min by car
- Prayagraj 37 km northeast, about 37 min by car
- Jhūsi 41 km northeast, about 41 min by car
- Rewa 79 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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