Chand Minar at Daulatabad Fort A large number of cannons

Chand Minar at Daulatabad Fort
A large number of cannons are found at Daulatabad Fort, some in their original places like bastions on fort walls and circular towers while others were collected from various locations and displayed in the courtyard near the entrance gate and near Aam Khas gate. The cannons range from large to heavy guns to medium howitzers and handguns. These cannons are made of either bronze or iron - both wrought and cast. The cannons displayed near the entrance gate of the fort, represent many varieties of guns. The iron cannon placed in a left side cell is 1.82 m long with bore of 7 cm diameter. A bronze cannon placed near the second entry gate is 3.15 m in length and has a 12 cm dia bore. This is one of the most ornate cannons depicted with leaf design on its muzzle, a rope design covering the rings and cascabel portion portrays a tiger holding a hunted deer in its mouth. Besides bronze cannons, there are smaller guns and mortars made of iron with varying length from .9 m to 2.90 m. A gun placed in a cell to the right side of the second gate is notable for decorations of a stylized animal head on its muzzle; it is 3.33 m long having 6.5 cm bore.

Other noteworthy cannons of Daulatabad fort include the Durga tope (Durga cannon), Kala Pahad cannon and the Mendha tope (Ram Cannon) which is the largest piece of artillery in Daulatabad fort placed near Chini Mahal. Apart from indigenously made cannons, two bronze cannons, Which were cast in Amsterdam is 1638 and 1642, are also found here.