Daulatabad Fort

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Daulatabad Fort is a massive medieval hilltop fortress in Maharashtra, India, renowned for its formidable defenses, strategic location, and well-preserved architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress ⓘ
hill fort ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval Deccan architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty Bahmani Sultanate ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
Nizam Shahi dynasty of Ahmadnagar ⓘ
linked to: Nizam Shahi dynasty

Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ
Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ
Yadava dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Yadava kingdom
builtBy Yadava dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Yadava kingdom
builtInPeriod 12th century ⓘ
country India ⓘ
elevation about 200 meters above surrounding plain ⓘ
formerName Devagiri Fort ⓘ
hasFeature bastions ⓘ
cannon emplacements ⓘ
drawbridge ⓘ
maze-like passages ⓘ
moat ⓘ
multiple defensive walls ⓘ
narrow access routes ⓘ
rock-cut steps ⓘ
subterranean passages ⓘ
hasGate Andheri gate ⓘ
Mahakot gate ⓘ
hasStructure Bharat Mata temple ⓘ
linked to: Bharat Mata Mandir

Chand Minar ⓘ
barracks ⓘ
gates ⓘ
granaries ⓘ
palaces ⓘ
water cisterns ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument ⓘ
knownFor complex fortifications ⓘ
defensive design ⓘ
formidable defenses ⓘ
well-preserved architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Aurangabad district ⓘ
linked to: Aurangabad

Maharashtra ⓘ
locatedNear Aurangabad city ⓘ
linked to: Aurangabad
locatedOn conical hill ⓘ
namedBy Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
protectedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
region Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau
renamedFrom Devagiri ⓘ
linked to: Devagiri Fort
renamedIn 14th century ⓘ
strategicImportance controlled routes between north and south India ⓘ
tourism popular tourist destination in Maharashtra ⓘ
usedAs capital city ⓘ
usedAsCapitalBy Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ

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Aurangabad → knownFor → Daulatabad Fort ⓘ
Tughlaq dynasty → capitalMovedTo → Daulatabad ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Zeb-un-Nissa → placeOfBirth → Daulatabad ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Bahmani Sultanate → majorCity → Daulatabad ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Makhfi → placeOfBirth → Daulatabad ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Devagiri Fort → alsoKnownAs → Daulatabad Fort ⓘ
Devagiri Fort → locatedInOrNear → Daulatabad ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Devagiri Fort → currentName → Daulatabad Fort ⓘ
Devagiri Fort → renamedTo → Daulatabad ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Ahmadnagar Sultanate army → garrisoned → Daulatabad ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Chand Minar → locatedIn → Daulatabad Fort ⓘ
Chand Minar → city → Daulatabad ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Chand Minar → near → Daulatabad fortifications ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Chand Minar → near → Daulatabad hill-fort ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Andheri Gate → locatedIn → Daulatabad Fort ⓘ
subject linked to: Andheri gate
Andheri Gate → partOf → Daulatabad Fort defensive system ⓘ
subject linked to: Andheri gate
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Andheri Gate → partOf → Daulatabad Fort complex ⓘ
subject linked to: Andheri gate
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Andheri Gate → associatedWith → Yadava-period fortifications of Daulatabad ⓘ
subject linked to: Andheri gate
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Mahakot gate → partOf → Daulatabad Fort ⓘ
Mahakot gate → locatedIn → Daulatabad Fort ⓘ
Mahakot gate → locatedIn → Daulatabad, Maharashtra ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Mahakot gate → associatedWith → Daulatabad fortifications ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Ahmadnagar Sultanate → importantCity → Daulatabad ⓘ
linked to: Daulatabad Fort
Ahmadnagar Sultanate → importantFort → Daulatabad Fort ⓘ