Fort of Tippu Sultan - Location : In the heart of Palakkad town
The Tipu's Fort, also known as Palakkad Fort, stands in the heart
of Palakkad town. Palakkad is a small town on the lower edges of the
Sahyadri ranges of the Western Ghats, with patches of dense forests
and crisscrossed with rivers.
One of the well preserved forts in south India, Tipu's Fort was constructed
in 1766 AD and is today a protected monument under the Archaeological
Survey of India. The sober majesty of the laterite walls of the fort
reminds one of the old tales of valour and courage.
The fort was built by Hyder Ali (1717 - 1782), the emperor of Mysore
province (now part of Karnataka State), supposedly to facilitate communication
between both sides of the Western Ghats, (Coimbatore and the West
Coast). He had captured the Malabar and Kochi regions which come under
the West Coast area. His son Tipu Sultan (1750 - 1799) a warrior as
well as a linguist was known as the 'Lion of Mysore'. Tipu waged a
series of wars against the British colonial rule.
In 1784, after an eleven-day seige, the fort was captured by the
British under Colonel Fullerton. Though it later fell into the hands
of the troops of the Kozhikode Zamorin, it was recaptured by the British
in 1790. Tipu Sultan lost his life in 1799 in an encounter with the
British and the fort later came to be known in his name.
Fort of Tippu Sultan - Getting there:
Fort of Tippu Sultan - Nearest railway station : Palakkad about 5
km.
Fort of Tippu Sultan - Nearest airports : Coimbatore about 55km in
Tamilnadu State; Cochin International Airport, about 140km towards
south.
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