ಕೋಟೆ..ಕೋಟೆ ಒಳಗಿನ ಅರಮನೆ..ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿನ ಭವ್ಯ ಕೋಟೆ...!!!One of the best fort in karnataka...!!!Bidar Fort

ಸ್ಮಾರಕಗಳ ನಗರಿ ಬೀದರ್.15 ನೇ ಶತಮಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹಮನಿ ಸುಲ್ತಾನರು ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿದ ಕೋಟೆ ..,ಅದರೊಳಗಿನ ಅರಮನೆ ಇಕಿಹಾಸ ಸಾರುತ್ತದೆ...ಯಾರೇ ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಿರಲಿ ಅದು ಈಗ ನಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವತ್ತು... ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಹಿರಿಮೆ...ನೀವು ನೋಡಲೇ ಬೇಕಾದ ಅಚ್ಚುಕಟ್ಟಾದ ಕೋಟೆ . ಬೀದರ್ ಕೋಟೆ ಗೆ ಇತಿಹಾಸನಿದೆ..!!! Bidar fort was built by Ahmad Shah Wali Bahman; the exact layout of the old fort, with its double lines of defensive fortifications,[8] is no longer discernible. Folklore suggests that the old fort was located in the western portion of the fort's present-day extent, from the Takht Mahal to the Kalmadi gate and the promontory on which Virasangayya's temple was built, with the old water tank at the base of its walls.[8] This is confirmed in historical record in Tarikh-i Firishta, by the Persian scholar Firishta (1560-1620 CE), which states that the Government House or Darul Imara, today known as Takht Mahal, was built on the site of the old fort.[8]

The old fort of Bidar was captured in 1321-22 AD by Prince Ulugh Khan of the Tughlaq dynasty, who later on became Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq of Delhi.[2][9][10]

With the establishment of the Bahmani Sultanate (1347), Bidar was occupied by Sultan Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah. During the rule of Ahmad Shah I (1422–1486), Bidar was made the capital city of Bahmani Kingdom.[2] Under Ahmed Shah's rule, the old Fort was rebuilt,[5] and beautiful madrasas, mosques, palaces and gardens were raised. Firishta records that the reconstruction began in 1429 CE and ended in 1432 CE.[8] As gunpowder had not yet been introduced into peninsular India, long and winding fort walls were constructed out of stone and mortar by Persian and Turkish architects, the stone being provided from the moat, which was excavated by Hindu masons.[8]