Kittur Fort
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| Kittur Fort | |
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| Karnataka, India | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | Fortress |
| Location | |
  Kittur Fort  Kittur Fort | |
| Site history | |
| Built | 17th century |
| Built by | Allappa Gowda Sardesai |
15°36′4.5″N 74°47′29.19″E / 15.601250°N 74.7914417°E Kittur is a fort located in the Karnataka state of India, it is the former capital of a minor principality as well as a major archaeological site.[1]
The fort was built by Allappa Gowda Sardesai, the ruler of the Desai dynasty between 1650 and 1681.[2] It was held by Rani Chennamma, a woman warrior of Karnataka who revolted against the British in 1824. Kittur reached its zenith during the Mallasarja Desai. The place has a Nathapanthi matha in police line area, and temples of Maruti in fort, Kalmeshwara, Dyamavva and Basavanna, the last named a later Chalukyan monument now completely renovated.
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