Fortress
Kondapalli Fort
🇮🇳 India · 14th century
Kondapalli Fort, also locally known as Kondapalli Kota and Kondapalli Quilla, lies to the west of Kondapalli in Ibrahimpatnam mandal of NTR district in Andhra Pradesh, India was built by Prolaya Vema Reddy of Reddi Kingdom during the 14th century CE. It was initially built as a leisure place and business center and later served as a military training base for the British rulers. According to some other historians it was built in 1360 CE by Anna Vema Reddy after he captured Kondapalli from Mudigonda Chalukyas, the fort has been home to several dynasties, from the Reddi rulers Gajapati dynasty to the Nizam Nawabs, and then the East India Company.
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Kondapalli Fort ranks #3,695 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #137 of the 179 mapped in India. Founded 1360, it is older than 56% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,504 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Kondapalli Fort?
Kondapalli Fort stands in India, at 16.6253°, 80.5307°.
When was Kondapalli Fort built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1360. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Kondapalli Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,695 of 8,134 worldwide, and #137 in India. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Kondapalli Fort?
Kondaveedu Fort, about 50 km away.
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