The Dindigul Fort or Dindigul Malai Kottai is a 17th-century hill fort
, built by Madurai Nayak
situated in the town of Dindigul
in the state of Tamil Nadu
in India
. The fort was built by the Madurai Nayak
king Muthu Krishnappa Nayak in 1605. In the 18th century the fort passed on to Kingdom of Mysore
(Mysore Wodeyars. During the reign of Hyder Ali
and Tipu Sultan
the fort was of strategic importance. In 1799 it went to the control of the British East India Company
during the Polygar Wars
. There is an abandoned temple on its peak apart from few cannons. In modern times, the fort is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India
and is open to tourists.
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