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Attur Fort

India · 17th century

Founded
c. 1650
Heritage status
Monument of National Importance
Location
Salem district
Coordinates
11.60353°, 78.60087°
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Attur Fort in India
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Description

Attur Fort is a historic fort present in Attur in Salem district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The fort is located on the banks of river Vashista, 56 km (35 mi) away from Salem.The fort was built by a Palaiyakkarar chieftain Gatti Mudaliar dynasty under Madurai Nayaks, called Lakshmana Nayakan during the 17th century.

It was also occupied by Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan and British during various times. While it was Tipu Sultan, it switched hands to the British East India Company who got five forts including this one as a part of the Treaty of Srirangapatnam. The fort was used by the British as a garrison till 1854, after which the fort was not operational. In modern times, the fort is under the control of the Archaeological Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The fort houses two magazine points, two palaces, a court, three treasuries and three temples. Some portions of the fort are dilapidated, while most other portions are encroached on by slum dwellers.

Text adapted from “Attur Fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Attur Fort ranks #6,015 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #192 of the 223 mapped in India. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how India compares in the castle statistics.

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