Gingee Fort

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Gingee Fort is a historic hilltop fortress complex in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its formidable defenses and strategic importance in South Indian history.

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Gingee Fort canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
fortress complex ⓘ
hill fort ⓘ
administeredBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chenji Fort ⓘ
Senji Fort ⓘ
Troy of the East ⓘ
architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture elements ⓘ
constructedBy Chola dynasty ⓘ
country India ⓘ
defensiveFeature limited access routes ⓘ
steep rocky slopes ⓘ
thick walls ⓘ
developedBy Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ
elevation about 800 feet above surrounding plain ⓘ
expandedBy Vijayanagara rulers ⓘ
hasPart Chandrayandurg ⓘ
Kalyana Mahal ⓘ
Krishnagiri ⓘ
Rajagiri ⓘ
audience hall ⓘ
deep moat ⓘ
granaries ⓘ
massive ramparts ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
secret passages ⓘ
temples ⓘ
watchtowers ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ
laterControlledBy British East India Company ⓘ
Carnatic Nawabs ⓘ
French colonial authorities ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
locatedIn Gingee ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
Viluppuram district ⓘ
locatedInRegion South India ⓘ
locatedNear Pondicherry ⓘ
linked to: Puducherry
locatedOn rocky hills ⓘ
materialUsed granite ⓘ
nearestCity Villupuram ⓘ
notableFeature three hill forts ⓘ
periodOfSignificance early modern period ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
religiousStructures Hindu temples ⓘ
Islamic mosque ⓘ
strategicImportance controlled routes between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka ⓘ
served as key military outpost in South India ⓘ
tourism popular tourist destination in Tamil Nadu ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jinji Fort → alsoKnownAs → Gingee Fort ⓘ
Gingee → hasFort → Gingee Fort ⓘ
Gingee → knownFor → Gingee Fort ⓘ
Senji Fort → hasAlternativeName → Gingee Fort ⓘ
Siege of Jinji → location → Gingee Fort ⓘ