Devarakonda Fort
Devarakonda was the seat of the Devarakonda branch of the Recherla Velamas. A Bahmani army was defeated there in 1459.
- Period
- Recherla Velama, 14th–15th century
- Location
- 16.6919° N, 78.9207° EWarning: approximate
Source of the position: Wikidata Q1254798 (a point for the town, because the fort itself is not mapped)
- Condition
- In ruins in 1909.
The rocky hills of Devarakonda Fort appear through the arch of one of the fort gateways. A road runs from the gateway towards the hills.
The photographer names this gateway the Lion Gate of Devarakonda Fort. A large pointed arch rises above the doorway, and carved stone blocks line the top of the gate.
Detail
- The Imperial Gazetteer of 1909 describes the fort as surrounded by seven hills. The fort was once a formidable stronghold but was then in ruins.Imperial Gazetteer 1909
- Mada Nayaka, brother of Anapota, ruled from Devarakonda and later made Madhavapuram, south of the town, his capital.Epigraphia Telanganica 2023Warangal District Gazetteer 1976
- The Kandikonda inscription of 1375 calls the town Devapuri.Epigraphia Telanganica 2023
- In 1459 the generals of Sultan Humayun besieged the fort. An army sent by the Gajapati king of Orissa defeated them.Haig 1907Warangal District Gazetteer 1976
- The 1976 Gazetteer states that Krishnadevaraya took Devarakonda from Shitab Khan.Warangal District Gazetteer 1976
- Nizamuddin Ahmad dates the siege to 863 AH (1458–59). The Bahmani general Khwaja Jahan besieged the fort, and its garrison called on the Ray of Orissa. The Orissa army and the garrison attacked from two sides and defeated him.Tabaqat-i-Akbari III
Also recorded as
- Devarakonda
- Devarkonda
- Devapuri