- Type
- Fortress
- Commissioned by
- Prataparudra
- Coordinates
- 17.9572°, 79.6144°
History
In the 13th century the Kakatiya rulers moved their capital from nearby Hanamkonda to Orugallu, today's Warangal. Tradition credits Ganapatideva with starting the stone walls, which were continued by his daughter, Queen Rudramadevi, and her grandson Prataparudra. In 1310 Malik Kafur, general of Sultan Alauddin Khalji, besieged the city and forced Prataparudra to pay an enormous tribute, and in 1323 Ulugh Khan, the future Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq, captured it, ending Kakatiya rule, and renamed it Sultanpur. It later passed in turn to the Musunuri Nayakas, the Bahmanis and the sultans of Golconda, and the old capital lost its importance.
What to see
Concentric rings of fortification survive: an inner wall of huge stone blocks with bastions and an outer earthen rampart with a moat. In the centre, among scattered sculptures and fragments of the ruined Swayambhu temple, stand the four stone gateways known as the Kakatiya Kala Thoranam, decorated with swans and plant motifs. Nearby is the Khush Mahal, a hall from the period of Muslim rule, and a few kilometres away in Hanamkonda stands the Kakatiya-era Thousand Pillar Temple.
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