Bengaluru Heritage - Tippu Sultan's Fort, Devanahalli
The Devanahalli Fort was originally built in 1501. It remained under several rulers and has great historical and archeological relevance. It was with Mallabaire Gowda, the then Dalwai of Mysore, who built the fort. it was attacked by Nanjarajaiah in 1749, before it passed into the hands of Hyder Ali and finally Tipu Sultan. In 1791, during the Anglo-Mysore War, the fort went under the British after Lord Cornwallis attacked the fort.
Bengaluru Heritage - Tippu Sultan's Fort, Devanahalli
The Devanahalli Fort was originally built in 1501. It remained under several rulers and has great historical and archeological relevance. It was with Mallabaire Gowda, the then Dalwai of Mysore, who built the fort. it was attacked by Nanjarajaiah in 1749, before it passed into the hands of Hyder Ali and finally Tipu Sultan. In 1791, during the Anglo-Mysore War, the fort went under the British after Lord Cornwallis attacked the fort.