Manjarabad fort, Hassan
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About Manjarabad fort
Manjarabad fort is a star fort built in 1792 by Tipu Sultan the then ruler of Mysore using French military architects. It is in the Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
History
Tipu Sultan built the fort in 1792 at a time when he was establishing his sovereignty over Mysore, fighting against the native Indians. At this time even the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad had aligned with the British. The Sultan wanted to make the highway between Mangalore and Coorg secure for his expansion programmes. Because he was allied with the French at that time against the British, he sought the help of French engineers to build a star fort of the european style. The completed fort was inspected by Tipu Sultan who then found it enveloped in fog and hence named it as Manjarabad fort; the name Manjara is a corrupted version of 'manju' meaning "fog or mist" in Kannada.