Devanahalli Fort Near Bangalore International Airport | Bengaluru Tourism
Devanahalli Fort is situated at Devanahalli near Bangalore. It was originally a mud fort built in the year 1501 by Chieftain Malla Byre Gowda of Avathi, who came from Kanchipuram as fleeing refugees and settled around the area. It remained under the rule of the descendants of Malla Byre Gowda until 1749, when Nanjarajaiah, the then Dalwai of Mysore, attacked the fort and occupied it.
Later, the fort passed into the hands of Hyder Ali and subsequently Tipu Sultan. In 1760, Hyder Ali re-constructed the fort in stone resulting in the current structure.
In 1791, Lord Cornwallis, the British officer, laid siege to the fort and took possession during the Anglo-Mysore War. The fort remained under the British rulers until India gained independence in 1947.
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