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{{short description|Fort in Dharwad, Karnataka, India}}
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| name = Dharwad Fort
| partof = [[Dharwad District]]
| location = [[Karnataka]], India
| image = Two fort gates outer.JPG
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| built = 1403
| builder = Dhar Rao
| materials = built in 1573 CE with granite stones and wood
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| demolished = 1800s
| condition = infirm
| open_to_public = Yes
| controlledby = [[Archaeological Survey of India]]
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'''Dharwad fort''' or '''Mannekilla''' is a fortress ruin located in the city of [[Dharwad]], [[Karnataka]], India. It has served as entrence for the city during the 1400s. The fort was originally built by Dhar Rao in the year 1403, during the rule of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] under the rulership of [[Harihara II]]. The fort is one of the designated sites for the [[Monuments of National Importance (India)|Monuments of National Importance]] by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alphabetical List of Monuments – Karnataka – Dharwad « Archaeological Survey of India |url=https://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-karnataka-dharwad/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=asi.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jamkh |first=Gururaj |date=June 28, 2013|title=ASI battles to save 610-year-old fort in Dharwad |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/asi-battles-to-save-610-year-old-fort-in-dharwad/articleshow/20806625.cms |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hypasmfmVn4C&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA59&dq=Dharwad+fort&hl=en |title=Tourist Guide to Karnataka |date=2009 |publisher=Sura Books |isbn=978-81-7478-062-1 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Meenakshi |date=2022-11-18 |title=Places to see in Dharwad {{!}} Karnataka Tourism Karnataka Tourism |url=https://karnatakatourism.org/places-to-see-in-dharwad/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Karnataka Tourism |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==History==
Dharwad fort was first built by Dhar Rao, an official of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] from the court of [[Harihara II]]. It was originally a mud fort when built first. Later in 1573 the fort was captured by the sultan of [[Bijapur]], [[Adel Shah|Adil Shah]], and Dharwad was annexed to his dominions. Adil Shah renovated the fort in and later called it Manna Killa, and later Nazratabad<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date= |title=District profile |url=https://kvkdharwad.org/District%20profile.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url= |access-date= |website=University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad.}}</ref>With this fort, the strategic importance of Dharwad increased and it attracted the attention of subsequent conquerors, including [[Aurangzeb]], [[Shivaji]], Aurangzeb's son [[Bahadur Shah I]], [[Balaji Baji Rao|Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao]], [[Hyder Ali]], [[Tipu Sultan]] and finally the [[British Empire|British colonizers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 11, page 316 -- Dharwad Fort -- Digital South Asia Library |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_322.gif |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=dsal.uchicago.edu}}</ref>

In 1685, the fort was taken by the [[Mughal emperors|Mughal emperor]] Aurangzeb, and Dharwad, on the break-up of the Mughal empire, fell under the sway of the Maratha Peshwa of Pune. In 1764, the province was overrun by Hyder Ali of the [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]], who in 1778 captured the fort of Dharwad. The fort was retaken in 1791 by the Marathas. After the final defeat of the Peshwa by the British in 1818.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Dharwad}}
{{Forts in Karnataka}}
{{Forts in India}}

[[Category:Forts in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Dharwad]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Dharwad]]

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