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Vellore Fort is a large 16th-century fort situated in heart of the Vellore city, in the state of Tamil Nadu built by the Emperors of Vijayanagara. The fort was at one time the imperial capital of the Aravidu Dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire .
The fort of Vellore was built around 1566 CE by Chinna Bommi Reddy and Thimma Reddy Nayak during this Nayakship period. The fort went on to become an important strategic position in the future. Rebellion
Vellore Fort is a large 16th-century fort situated in the heart of Vellore city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India built by Vijayanagara Kings. The Fort was at one point of time the headquarters of the Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire. The fort is known for its grand ramparts, wide moat and robust masonry.
Built in 1639, Fort St George, used to house the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and Secretariat. Tipu Sultan's cannons decorate the ramparts of the Fort's museum. The Fort has the country's tallest flagstaff at a height of 46 m (150 ft). [66] The fort is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Vellore Fort and Jalakandeswarar temple panorama. Vellore Fort is the most prominent landmark in the city. During British rule, Tipu Sultan's family and the last king of Sri Lanka, Vikrama Rajasinha, were held as royal prisoners in the fort. The fort houses a church, a mosque and a Hindu temple, the latter known for its carvings.
The temple was mutilated during the Muslim invasion and capture of Vellore Fort. [citation needed] Following the desecration of the temple during Muslim invasion and rule, worship in the temple was stopped. An Islamic structure was also built to serve as a makeshift mosque, after destroying an Amman (Nagalamman) Temple, which stood on that site.
In 1844, the new church building plan was sanctioned by the Madras Government, and raised within the Vellore Fort in 1846, with a seating capacity of 280 people (p. 74). [6] Major C G Ottley, the Fort Adjutant of the Vellore Fort, designed and built the new church at the Fort.
Tipu's wives and sons, together with numerous retainers, were pensioners of the East India Company and lived in a palace within the large complex comprising the Vellore Fort. [10] One of Tipu Sultan's daughters was to be married on 9 July 1806, and the plotters of the uprising gathered at the fort under the pretext of attending the wedding.