Roles in War
The fort took 54 years to build. It was strategically important in several military operations from the Nayak dynasty till Tipu Sultan. The fort is known to have played a prominent role during the battles between the Madurai Nayaks and Mysore, Marathas armies, later between Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan and British armies.
Hyder Ali's family lived here in 1755 along with his wife and then five-year-old son Tipu. From 1784 to 1790, the fort was under the rule of Tipu Sultan. His chief Commandant, Syed Ibrahim, under whose care the fort was entrusted, constructed several additional rooms, fortified the walls and repaired many parts. Hyder Ali had also constructed a mosque beneath the fort for his soldiers. After Tipu Sultan was defeated in the II Mysore War in 1790, the British took control of the fort.
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