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Photos Of Tipu Sultan Fort

Srirangapatna, Karnataka, India
Tipu Sultan Fort is a massive, historic fortress encompassing the whole town of Srirangapatna, which is situated on an island in the Cauvery River. Originally a mud fort built by a Vijayanagara chieftain in 1454, it was later heavily fortified with stone by the Mysore Wodeyars and subsequently by Hy der Ali and Tipu Sultan, becoming the capital of the Mysore Sultanate from 1610 to 1799. The fort, with its double walls, bastions, and four major gates (Delhi, Bangalore, Mysore, and Water/Elephant Gates), was considered nearly impregnable. It was the strategic and administrative heart of the kingdom, housing the Royal Palace (Lal Mahal), the treasury, the Jama Masjid, the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, and military installations like the rocket court and dungeons. The fort witnessed the climactic battle of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799, where Tipu Sultan was killed while defending it, leading to the fort's fall and the end of his rule. Today, it stands as a complex of ruins and well-preserved structures, illustrating the Indo-Islamic and Hindu architectural blend of the era.
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