Hey Guyzzz, We visited Bidar fort Recently Bidar fort was built by Ahmad Shah Wali Bahman; the exact layout of the old fort, with its double lines of defensive fortifications, [8] is no longer discernible. Folklore suggests that the old fort was located in the western portion of the fort's present-day extent, from the Takht Mahal to the Kalmadgi gate and the promontory on which Virasangayya's temple was built, with the old water tank at the base of its walls. [8] This is confirmed in historical record in Tarikh-i Firishta , by the Persian scholar Firishta (1560-1620 CE), which states that the Government House or Darul Imara , today known as Takht Mahal , was built on the site of the old fort. [8] The old fort of Bidar was captured in 1321-22 AD by Prince Ulugh Khan of the Tughlaq dynasty , who later on became Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq of Delhi. [2] [9] [10] With the establishment of the Bahmani Sultanate...
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