Jaladurga
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Jaladurga (जलदुर्ग) is site of a fort in Lingsugur taluka of Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka, located about 20 km northeast of Lingsugur town. It was built by some Yadava king of Devagiri in 12th century as per stone inscription.[1] ने
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The Krishna River cascades down here and is known as the Jaladurga Falls. This is a tourist destinations in this region. Jaladurga has the unique island Fort on a hill, literally means in Kannada fort on water. It is 20 km from Lingsugur, the Krishna river flows east side around the hill and the approach from surrounding areas is difficult and ideal place for a Fort. There were seven gates. Actually there are no particular record to prove that the fort was once a stronghold of the Adilshahis of Bijapur.The fort is in ruined status. on the top of the fort once had a palace and a cellar.[2] There are a few tombs of the kings, no identification, there is Sangameshwara Matha, temple of Yellamma. The sides of the river Krishna is not sandy, it is full of smooth boulders and it is called as Mandhana Maduvu. At Jaladurga there is a small stone inscription written in Urdu and Devanagari script. Quilla is at one side, which used to watch enemies track. Also for punishment and all there was burza, which was in ruined nature.
जलदुर्ग
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[3] ने लेख किया है ...जलदुर्ग (AS, p.359) मैसूर का जलदुर्ग लिंगसुगुर तालुका, रायचूर ज़िले में स्थित है। यह दुर्ग कृष्णा नदी की दो उपनदियों के मध्य में एक विस्तृत चट्टान पर अवस्थित है, जो 9वीं शती में बनाया गया था। इस दुर्ग से प्राप्त एक अभिलेख से ज्ञात होता है कि इसका निर्माण 12वीं शती के अंत में देवगिरि के किसी यादव वंशीय नरेश ने करवाया था।