Jinji Fort

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Jinji Fort is a historic hilltop stronghold in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as the Maratha king Rajaram I’s refuge and seat of resistance against Mughal forces in the late 17th century.

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Jinji Fort canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fort ⓘ
hill fort ⓘ
historical site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gingee Fort ⓘ
Senji Fort ⓘ
architectureStyle South Indian fort architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Maratha Empire ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
Rajaram I ⓘ
battleInvolvement Maratha–Mughal conflicts in Deccan and South India ⓘ
builtBy local rulers of Gingee region ⓘ
constructionMaterial stone ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Maratha resistance to Mughal rule ⓘ
district Viluppuram district ⓘ
elevation hilltop ⓘ
era medieval period ⓘ
governedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasFeature granaries ⓘ
granite walls ⓘ
moats ⓘ
multiple hilltop citadels ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
temples ⓘ
water tanks ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument ⓘ
laterControlledBy British East India Company ⓘ
Carnatic Nawabs ⓘ
linked to: Carnatic Nawabate

French colonial forces ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ
locatedIn Gingee ⓘ
India ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
nearestCity Villupuram ⓘ
notableFor role in Maratha–Mughal conflicts ⓘ
strategic hilltop location ⓘ
strong defensive fortifications ⓘ
periodOfSignificance late 17th century ⓘ
region South India ⓘ
servedAs refuge of Rajaram I ⓘ
seat of Maratha resistance against Mughal Empire ⓘ
state Tamil Nadu ⓘ
tourism popular tourist attraction in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
usedFor military defense ⓘ
royal refuge ⓘ

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Rajaram I → capital → Jinji Fort ⓘ
Rajaram I → residence → Jinji Fort ⓘ
Rajaram Bhonsle → residence → Jinji Fort ⓘ
Senji Fort → hasAlternativeName → Jinji Fort ⓘ