Medak Fort

Medak Fort is situated in Medak district in the Indian state of Telangana, about 100 kilometres from the state capital, Hyderabad. Medak fort was constructed by the Kakatiya Kings. The fort lies to the north of the city and can be reached by road. It is a citadel built on a hillock that provided as a vantage point for the Kakatiya rulers in medieval India. The fort was built sometime around the 12th century and during the reign of the Kakatiya ruler, Rudra Deva and was called Methuku durgam, meaning cooked rice in Telugu. It was later ruled by another South Indian kingdom kings the Musunuri Kings. It was a command post of the Kakatians and later for Musunuri Kings and Qutb Shahis. It has three main entrances, the "Prathama Dwaram", the "Simha Dwaram" and the "Gaja Dwaram".

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