Fort’s architecture: Built on a 200 meter high conical hill,
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Fort’s architecture:
Built on a 200 meter high conical hill, Daulatabad was one of the most powerful forts of the medieval Deccan. The defense system consists of moats and three encircling fortification walls with loft gates and bastions at regular intervals. The entire fort complex consists of an area measuring approximately 94.83 hectares, and represents a unique combination of Military Engineering, amazing town planning with unique water management system and architectural marvels with strong political and religious hold.
The fort is one the most complex and intricate forts of Deccan, having the honor of the capital of Yadavas for over a century (1187-1294), capital of India during Tughlaq period (1328), Capital of Nizamshahis of Ahmednagar (1607 A.D).
