chitradurga

 HERITAGE WALK VISITING OF HISTORICAL PLACE:CHITRADURGA FORT. Chitradurga Fort , or as the British called it  Chitaldoorg ,   is a  fortification  that straddles several hills and a peak overlooking a flat valley in the chitradurga district,karnataka state, india . The fort's name  Chitrakaldurga , which means 'picturesque fort' in  Kannada , is the namesake of the town  Chitradurga  and its administrative district. The fort was built in stages between the 11th and 13th centuries by the dynastic rulers of the region, including the  Chalukyas  and Hoysalas , later the  Nayakas of Chitradurga  of the  Vijayanagar Empire .  The Nayakas of Chitradurga, or Palegar Nayakas, were most responsible for the expansion of the fort between the 15th and 18th centuries. The fort was taken over for a short while by Hyder Ali   at Chitradurga in 1779. The fort was captured by the British forces twenty years later, ...