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A fact from Bidar Fort appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 November 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Info from plank
A photograph of the information plank at the Bidar Fort was uploaded at: File:Bidar Fort description.JPG on Commons. The plank had following information. (Put in bullets and selected out by me.)
- Built by Sultan Ahmed Wali between AD 1426 to AD 1432
- Surrounded by a 5.5kms wall
- Wall consists of 37 massive polygonal bastions
- 7 irregular rhombic shaped gates
- The south east entrance has a zig zag passage protected by three gates
- Fort has triple moat defense, which is unique and was made by Turkish mercenaries just the way Medieval European forts have.
- Fort has big magazines for arms storage
- It has tunnels to escape in emergencies
- The fort has influenced planning of various other subsequent forts like Golkonda, Bijapur and Bangalore.
- Monuments in fort are: Takht Mahal, Tarkash Mahal, Rangeen Mahal, Gagan Mahal, Shahi Matbakh (royal kitchen), Diwan-i-Am, Solah Khamb Mosque and Naubat Khana.
The plank is published by "Superintending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India". §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 11:16, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
Creating individual pages for each monument found inside Bidar Fort
The following monuments found inside Bidar Fort has their own history. Please share your views so that further actions can be taken on the same.
- Gumbaz Darwaza
- Sharza Darwaza
- Takht Mahal
- Tarkash Mahal
- Rangeen Mahal
- Shahi Malbakh
- Shahi Hammam
- Gagan Mahal
- Diwan-I-Am
- Solah Khamb Mosque
- Hazar Kothari
- Old Naubat Khana
- Chaubara
- Madarsa of Mahmud Gawan
- Takht-I-Kirmani
- Bahamani Tombs
- Chaukhandi
- Baridi Tombs
- Jharani Narasimha Cave Temple
- Nanak Jhira Sahib
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