Fort St. George (or historically, White Town) is a fortress at the coastal city of Chennai, India. Founded in 1639, it was the first English (later British)...
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Fort George was an extension to the fortified walls of Bombay (now Mumbai) built in 1769, located in the Fort area to which it lent its name. The site...
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the earliest forts in India have been substantiated by documentation and excavation. In the medieval times, the architecture of the forts had both Hindu...
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Tower, Fort William, Kolkata Main Gates of Fort William Fort William College Fort St. George, India Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fort William...
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forts in India. Anvika Fort Addanki Fort - Prakasam district Bellamkonda Fort - Guntur district Bobbili Fort – Vizianagaram district Dharanikota Fort...
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Presidency of Fort William. The officer had direct control only over his presidency but supervised other East India Company officials in India. Complete authority...
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Fort Cornwallis is a bastion fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, built by the British East India Company in the late 18th century. Named after the...
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Daulatabad Fort originally Deogiri Fort, is a historic fortified citadel located in Daulatabad village near Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra, India. It...
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Fort is a business and art district in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The area gets its name from the defensive fort, Fort George, built by the...
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Fort George may refer to: Fort George, Bermuda, built in the late 18th Century and successively developed through the 19th Century, on a site that had...
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The Red Fort, also known as Lal Qila (Hindustani: [laːl qiːlaː]) is a historic fort in Delhi, India, that historically served as the main residence of...
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most important routes from northern India to the Deccan, it was known as the "key to the Deccan". The Asirgarh fort is said to have been built by a king...
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Fort Aguada is a well-preserved seventeenth-century Portuguese-era fort, along with a lighthouse, standing in Goa, India, on Sinquerim Beach, overlooking...
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The Fort of Gwalior or the Gwalior Fort is a defence hill fort in Gwalior, India. Mughal Emperor Babur called it the "pearl amongst the fortresses of Hind"...
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of forts in Maharashtra, a state of India. Achala Fort (Nashik) Agashi Fort Ahmednagar Fort Ahivant Fort Ajinkyatara Akluj Fort Akola Fort Alang Fort Ambolgad...
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The Bhangarh Fort is a 16th-century fort built in the Rajasthan state of India. The town was established during the rule of Bhagwant Das as the residence...
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was one of the strongest British forts in the eastern region, second only to Fort St. George in Madras, India. The fort is made of bricks 50 to 180 centimeters...
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Governor-General of Presidency of Fort William, or Governor-General of Bengal to be appointed by the Court of Directors of the East India Company (EIC). The Court...
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The Rohtasgarh or Rohtas Fort is located in the Son River valley, in the small town of Rohtas in Bihar, India. Rohtasgarh is situated on the upper course...
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Fort (Marathi pronunciation: [sin̪d̪ʱud̪uɾɡ]) is a historical sea fort located in Arabian Sea near the Konkan region of Maharashtra in Western India....
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Kumbhalgarh (redirect from Kumbhalgarh Fort)
Kumbhalgarh (lit. "Kumbhal fort"), also known as the Great Wall of India, is a fortress on the westerly range of Aravalli Hills in the Rajsamand district...
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(literally Chittor Fort), also known as Chittod Fort, is one of the largest forts in India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fort was the capital...
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St. Mary's Church, Chennai (redirect from St. Mary's Church (Fort St. George))
church located at Fort St George in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It lies East of Suez and also the oldest British building in India. The church is popularly...
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Raigad, seen in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India, is a hill fort located in the city of Mahad. It is one of the strongest fortress on the Deccan...
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Asigarh Fort, also called Hansi Fort, is located on the eastern bank of Amti lake in Hansi city of Haryana, India, about 135 km from Delhi on NH9. Spread...
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Gingee Fort or Senji Fort (also known as Chenji, Chanchi, Jinji or Senchi) in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India. It lies...
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Fort St. George or Fort Saint George may refer to: Fort St. George, India, a fortress in Chennai Fort St George In England, a pub in Cambridge, England...
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The treaty between the East India Company and Mulraj on 12 December 1818 allowed the Mulraj to retain control of the fort and provided for protection...
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Panhala fort (also known as Panhalgad and Panhalla (literally "the home of serpents")), is located in Panhala, 20 kilometres northwest of Kolhapur in Maharashtra...
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Harihar fort / Harshagad is a fort located 40 km from Nashik City, 48 km from Igatpuri, 40 km from Ghoti in Nashik district, of Maharashtra, India. It is...
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