{"id":268969,"date":"2023-11-11T18:41:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T13:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=268969"},"modified":"2023-11-11T18:41:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T13:11:52","slug":"kondaveedu-forts-rich-history-showcased-in-new-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kondaveedu-forts-rich-history-showcased-in-new-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Kondaveedu Fort\u2019s rich history showcased in new gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><b>Kondaveedu Fort\u2019s rich history showcased in new gallery<\/b><b>\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in <\/span><b>\u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 10th November 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Why in the News?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kondaveedu Fort in Andhra Pradesh is hosting a cultural gallery showcasing its rich historical significance from the 13th to the 20th century.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Where is Kondaveedu Fort?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268970\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/300px-Kondavid6.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kondaveedu Fort\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table style=\"border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Specifications<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Details<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Located in\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guntur,Andhra Pradesh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Constructed by<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prolaya Vema Reddi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Significance:\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1) The fort was once the capital of the Reddi dynasty between 1328 and 1482 shifting from their former capital at Addanki.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2) It was then taken over by the Vijayanagara emperor Krishnadevaraya in 1516.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3) The Golconda Sultans fought for the fort and Sultan Quli Qutb Shah captured it in 1579 and renamed it as Murtazanagar.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4) The fort came under the control of the French colonists in 1752 when it was extensively fortified.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(5) It passed on to the British East India Company who got control of the fort in 1788 but abandoned it in the early 19th century in favour of Guntur.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus:<\/strong> Art and Culture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cKondaveedu Fort\u2019s rich history showcased in new gallery\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 10th November 2023 Why in the News? The Kondaveedu Fort in Andhra Pradesh is hosting a cultural gallery showcasing its rich historical significance from the 13th to the 20th century. 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