Kavaledurga Fort

Kavualedurga Fort (Kannada ಕವಲೇದುರ್ಗದ ಕೋಟೆ) is a 9th-century fort 18 km (11 mi) from Thirthahalli, Shimoga. It was the fourth and last capital of Keladi kingdom. The fort was administered by the Keladi Nayakas from 1499 and later asserted its independence following the 1565 fall of Vijayanagara, enduring sieges and serving as a refuge for figures such as Queen Chennamma in 1677 and the Maratha prince Rajaram in 1689. Under successive Mysore rulers it saw intermittent garrison use before gradual abandonment left its concentric walls, hidden stairways, and temple ruins to decay amid lush monsoon foliage.

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Kavaledurga Fort ranks #3,772 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #146 of the 220 mapped in India. Founded c. 850, it is older than 95% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 72 atlas entries founded in the 9th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,240 times in the last 60 days, more than 71% of the atlas. See how India compares in the castle statistics.

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