Nizamabad Fort, also known as Nizamabad Quilla, is a fort in Nizamabad in the Indian state of Telangana. It was built in 10th century by Rashtrakuta Kings and is situated in the southwest of the city,[1] which is 2 kilometers from Gandhi Chowk.
The Jagannath Temple, also known as Qilla Ramalayam or Raghunath Temple, is on top of the fort and is a tourist attraction and religious place for Hindu devotees.[2] The temple has spacious halls which are spread over an area of 3,900 sq. ft, the halls has a unique system of ventilation that keeps it cool always.[3] The place has a 53-feet high pillar, which used to be lit every day. It is said that after seeing this lamp, the surrounding villagers used to light lamps at their homes.[4]
The fort is said to have been built by Rashtrakuta Kings in around 10th century. Later it was occupied and renovated by Kakatiyas and ruled it. In 1311, the fort was occupied by Alauddin Khalji and later it was captured by the Bahamanis, Qutub Shahis and the Asaf Jahis who were the Nizams of Hyderabad.[5]
The Fortedit
The fort has a large area surrounded by masonry walls which has huge bastions at the corners which resembles Muslim architecture.[6][5] There is a huge compound inside the walls of the fort which houses a mosque, a school and on the way up to the fort there is a jail which was used by the Asaf Jahi's dynasty.[4] As visitors go up, they can get a glimpse of the scenery around and a view of the entire city of Nizamabad. There is a temple situated on the top.[6]
Compoundedit
The fort compound houses an old mosque which was built by Nizam and a borstal school of Jail Dept. both located near the entrance gate. On the left side of the fort is a small lake, it is believed that there is a secret tunnel near the lake which was built by the orders of the Nizam. The compound and the walls resembles the Asaf Jahi style of architecture as some of them were rebuilt or were renovated under the reign of Nizams from whom the city got its name from.[5]
The Dargahedit
Graves at Dargah
There is a small dargah on the rear side of the temple on the top of the fort. Sunni Muslim devotees used to visit the place on an yearly basis to celebrate the Urs festival, however since recent years there has been no visitors and the tombs are damaged due to harsh atmosphere.
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nizamabad, fort, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nizamabad Fort news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Nizamabad Fort also known as Nizamabad Quilla is a fort in Nizamabad in the Indian state of Telangana It was built in 10th century by Rashtrakuta Kings and is situated in the southwest of the city 1 which is 2 kilometers from Gandhi Chowk Nizamabad FortFort EntranceLocationNizamabad TelanganaCoordinates18 39 52 N 78 04 46 E 18 6645716 N 78 079343 E 18 6645716 78 079343Built10th CenturyArchitectural style s Rashtrakuta ArchitectureShown within Telangana The Jagannath Temple also known as Qilla Ramalayam or Raghunath Temple is on top of the fort and is a tourist attraction and religious place for Hindu devotees 2 The temple has spacious halls which are spread over an area of 3 900 sq ft the halls has a unique system of ventilation that keeps it cool always 3 The place has a 53 feet high pillar which used to be lit every day It is said that after seeing this lamp the surrounding villagers used to light lamps at their homes 4 Contents 1 History 2 The Fort 3 Compound 4 The Dargah 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editThe fort is said to have been built by Rashtrakuta Kings in around 10th century Later it was occupied and renovated by Kakatiyas and ruled it In 1311 the fort was occupied by Alauddin Khalji and later it was captured by the Bahamanis Qutub Shahis and the Asaf Jahis who were the Nizams of Hyderabad 5 The Fort editThe fort has a large area surrounded by masonry walls which has huge bastions at the corners which resembles Muslim architecture 6 5 There is a huge compound inside the walls of the fort which houses a mosque a school and on the way up to the fort there is a jail which was used by the Asaf Jahi s dynasty 4 As visitors go up they can get a glimpse of the scenery around and a view of the entire city of Nizamabad There is a temple situated on the top 6 Compound editThe fort compound houses an old mosque which was built by Nizam and a borstal school of Jail Dept both located near the entrance gate On the left side of the fort is a small lake it is believed that there is a secret tunnel near the lake which was built by the orders of the Nizam The compound and the walls resembles the Asaf Jahi style of architecture as some of them were rebuilt or were renovated under the reign of Nizams from whom the city got its name from 5 The Dargah edit nbsp Graves at Dargah There is a small dargah on the rear side of the temple on the top of the fort Sunni Muslim devotees used to visit the place on an yearly basis to celebrate the Urs festival however since recent years there has been no visitors and the tombs are damaged due to harsh atmosphere See also editKakatiyas Nizamabad Railway Station Nizamabad Municipal CorporationReferences edit Nizamabad Quilla Ramalayam Raghunath Temple Photos Gonizamabad com Archived from the original on 11 July 2015 Retrieved 6 January 2019 Tourism Archived from the original on 20 October 2015 Retrieved 2 July 2015 Visit Telangana Official Tourism Information for Telangana Telanganatourism gov in Archived from the original on 10 February 2019 Retrieved 6 January 2019 a b Mohan P Ram 25 March 2014 Quilla Indur a potential tourist spot Thehindu com Retrieved 6 January 2019 a b c Quilla Ramalayam in Nizamabad India India9 com Retrieved 6 January 2019 a b Archived copy Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 2 July 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nizamabad Fort amp oldid 1158328523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
