Vijaygarh Fort is a ruined fort located 30 km from Robertsganj in southeast direction in Mau Kalan village in Chatra block near Dhandhraul Dam on Chatra-Siltham road, in Robertsganj in the Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Vijaygarh Fort was ruled by Narayan dynasty of Benares, the fort of Vijaygarh wad under the control of Kashi Naresh the of Banaras State Bhumihar.The Vijaygarh raj became a zamindari under the British era and had around 350 villages.
The Vijaygarh Fort was ruled the Kashi Naresh of Banaras State. The Maharaja of Ramnagar fort were controlling the fort till arrival of Britishers. In year 1767, Kashi Naresh Maharaja Balwant Singh had captured the fort after defeating Mughal forces. The fort was under control of Kashi Naresh till the arrival of Britishers. Britishers had restored as a form of zamindari to their supporters a chandel family of Vijaygarh area. During the British period in India, the Vijaygarh Raj had 350 villages under they control.
Vijaygarh Fort contains several old temples and red stone pillars bearing inscriptions of Vishnuverdhan feudatory of Samudragupta. The fort is famous for its rock inscriptions, cave paintings, many statues and its perennial ponds. There are four ponds inside the premises of the fort which never dry. More than half the area of Vijargarh is covered by the steep and rugged hills of the Kaimur Range. Between the two tanks, there was a palace known as Rang Mahal (Hindi: à ¤°à ¤Âà ¤ à ¤®à ¤¹à ¤²) which had artistic rock carvings and assumed as palace of Princess Chandrakanta.
There is a fair (Urs) organized every April, and people from different religions and sects attend.
Vijaygarh Fort has both historical and archaeological importance. The fort and Princess Chandrakanta were pertinently described in the novel Chandrakanta by Devaki Nandan Khatri
In the Hindu month of Shravana, KÃÂnvarias (Kanwar Yatra) collect water from Ram Sagar and then start their holy journey to the Shivdwar.