Bellary Fort| बल्लारी किला।Karnataka| India

Описание: BELLARY FORT| बल्लारी किला।KARNATAKA|

The Bellary Fort ("Bellary Kote") was built on top of a hill called the "Ballari Gudda" or the Fort Hill. It is situated in the historic city of Bellary, in the Bellary district, in Karnataka state, India. It was built in two parts namely, the UPPER FORT and the LOWER FORT. The Upper Fort was built by HANUMAPPA NAYAKA, a feudatory of Vijayanagara Empire, but the Lower Fort was built by Hyder Ali in later part of the 18th century

The fort is well connected by road, rail and air transport facilities linking all parts of the country; all linked to the Bellary city where the fort is located.

It is located at 300 kilometres (190 mi) from Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka state. Chennai – 304 kilometres (189 mi), Hadagali – 148 kilometres (92 mi), Hospet – 63 kilometres (39 mi), H.B.Halli – 100 kilometres (62 mi), Hampi – 75 kilometres (47 mi), Hyderabad – 367 kilometres (228 mi), Kudligi – 85 kilometres (53 mi), Pune – 336 kilometres (209 mi), Sandur – 63 kilometres (39 mi) and Siriguppa – 60 kilometres (37 mi).[14]

The city has two railway station (Bellary Junction) and the Cantonment station (Cantonment).

The civilian Bellary Airport is located at the far end of the Cantonment area with regular flights operating from Bangalore and Goa. An air strip located at the Jindal Vijayanagar Steels complex, Toranagallu in Sandur taluk, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Bellary, is used by private airlines to operate sightseeing charter flights to Hampi and Mysore since October 2002.

A French engineer was the architect and builder of the Lower Fort. He refurbished the Upper Fort also. After the forts were completed, Haider Ali found that the forts built were at a lower elevation vis-a-vis an opposite hill called the 'Kumbara Gudda', thus putting the new forts militarily at a strategic disadvantage. As a result, Haider Ali was annoyed with this lapse and it is said that he ordered Hanging Of The French Engineer at the east gate of the fort. The French engineer's grave, dated 1769 (inscribed as unknown French Engineer), is located at the east gate of the fort and has been preserved due to efforts of local Muslims who also claim that it was the tomb that belonged to a Muslim saint.

The forts have fine ramparts with a rich history with several historical and religious monuments. A citadel was in the upper fort with several ancient tanks while the lower fort on the east housed the arsenal

Bellary town and the district has a hoary history dating from 300 BC till 1365 AD, the beginning of the Vijayanagar empire. It was ruled by Mauryas, Satavahanas, Kadambas, Chalukyas of Kalyana, Kalachuryas, Sevunas and Hoysalas.But the specific history of the fort (Upper Fort) starts with the rule of the chieftain named Hanumappa Nayaka, a feudatory of the Vijayanagar empire, who built the Upper Fort. With the fall of the Vijayanagar empire in 1565, the area witnessed political upheaval till the British took control of the region, around 1800 AD.The region subsequently came under the control of the Bijapur Sultans. Shivaji, who during one of his campaigns was passing through the fort seized the fort, in 1678, as some of his advance scouting parties were ambushed by the garrison stationed in the fort. He later restored the fort on condition of tribute payment. Under force, in 1761, the fort came under the control of Basalat Jung of Adoni. The Nayaka chieftain of the fort quarrelled with Basalat Jung and refused to pay the tribute money. The Nayaka sought the help of Haider Ali of Mysooru (Mysore) to attack the Adoni Sultan. Haider Ali convincingly defeated the Adonis. But subsequently, Haider Ali himself usurped the fort and the region. It was during his time that the Upper Fort was restored and the Lower Fort was newly constructed with the help of a French engineer.


A mythological legend states that the city is named after Indra, the king of gods, who destroyed the RAKSHASA (demon) ‘'BALLA'’ who resided in the area.

Another ancient legend links this place to some events in the epic RAMAYANA. It is said that Rama while searching for SITA met SUGREEVA and Hanuman at a place near HAMPI, 30 kilometres (19 mi), from Bellary, the celebrated capital of the Vijayanagara Empire.



Fort structure

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