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{{Infobox military installation<br />
|name=Krishnagiri Fort <br />
|partof=[[History of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
|location=[[krishnagiri district]]<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|12|32|21.64|N|78|12|44.33|E|type:landmark|display=inline}}<br />
|image=[[File:Kistnaghurry.jpg|250px]]<br />
|caption=Krishnagiri Fort in 1792<br />
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|map_type=Tamil Nadu<br />
|map_size=120<br />
|type=Military Fort<br />
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|built= 16th century<br />
|builder=Krishna konar after [[Krishnadevaraya]] <br />
|materials= Granite <br />
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|used= ''circa'' early 1800s<br />
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|condition= Ruins<br />
|ownership= [[Archaeological Survey of India]]<br />
|open_to_public= Yes<br />
|controlledby= [[Archaeological Survey of India]]<br />
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'''Krishnagiri Fort''' is one of the strongest forts in the [[Krishnagiri district]] and is now one of the monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. The fort was built by King Krishna kone in to the konar family After king [[Krishnadevaraya]] of the [[Vijayanagar Empire]]. For this reason, the town and the fort got the name [[Krishnagiri]] ("Krishna" from the king’s name, "giri" meaning hill). The fort and the surrounding areas, then called "Baramahal", were given to Jagadevarayar by the Vijayanagar for his valour in the wars. Jagadevarayar made Jagadevi his capital.<br />
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In the 17th century the fort and Baramahal were occupied by Bijapur Sultanate and it was given to Shahji as jagir. Shahji made [[Bangalore]] his headquarters and ruled these areas. After the death of Shahji, his younger son [[Vyankoji]] (Ekoji) became the ruler. In the 1670s [[Chatrapati Shivaji]] captured this fort from his younger brother Vyankoji during his Deccan expedition.<br />
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In the 18th century [[Hyder Ali]] captured this fort and Baramahal on the instruction of [[Chikka Devaraja]] Wodeyar, king of [[Mysore]]. Later, Hyder Ali retained these areas when he got separated from the king of Mysore and made his own capital [[Srirangapatna]]. In 1768 this fort surrendered to the British after a long blockade in the [[Anglo-Mysore Wars |First Anglo-Mysore war]]. In November 1791 British troops under Lt. Col. Maxwell attacked the fort, during the third Anglo-Mysore war, resulting in 50 British casualties. With almost all their officers wounded or dead they were forced to retreat. The fort remained in [[Tipu Sultan]]’s possession until the Treaty of Srirangapatna in 1792 which ceded it to the British.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Kistnagherry_Krishnagiri.jpg|{{center|"Kistnagherry" fort painting by Sir Alexander allan}}<br />
File:Kistnaghurry.jpg|{{center|"Kistnaghurry" fort painting by [[James Hunter (Military Artist)|James Hunter]]}}<br />
File:East View Of Kistnaghurry.jpg|{{center|"East View Of Kistnaghurry" fort painting by [[James Hunter (Military Artist)|James Hunter]]}}<br />
File:Fort of Krishnaghirry.jpg|Fort of Krishnaghirry<br />
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==References==<br />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060811041125/http://www.krishnagiri.tn.nic.in/ Government's Krishnagiri District website]<br />
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