Bidar Fort

Bidar Fort
Old City, Bidar, Karnataka, India
Gumbaz Dharwaza, which acts as entrance into the fort
Bidar Fort
Coordinates	17°55′28″N 77°31′36″E / 17.92444°N 77.52667°E / 17.92444; 77.52667[1]
Type	Fort
Height	670 metres (2,200 ft)
Site information
Controlled by	Government of Karnataka
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Ruins
Site history
Built	15th century CE
Built by	Ahmad Shah I of the Bahamani dynasty from 1429 to 1432
Materials	Laterite and lime mortar
Battles/wars	Siege of Bidar
Garrison information
Garrison	Bidar Garrison
Bidar Bidar Bidar Fort View Shown within Karnataka Show map of Karnataka Bidar Fort (India) Show map of India Location Bidar, Karnataka, India Coordinates 17°55′28″N 77°31′36″E / 17.92444°N 77.52667°E / 17.92444; 77.52667 UNESCO World Heritage Site Type Cultural Criteria ii, iii Designated 2014 (Tentative list) Region Asia-Pacific

Bidar Fort is located in old city area, Bidar, Karnataka, India. The fort, the city and the district are all affixed with the name Bidar. Sultan Ahmad Shah I of the Bahmanid dynasty shifted his capital from Gulbarga to Bidar in 1427 and built his fort along with a number of Islamic monuments.^[2][3] There are over 30 monuments inside Bidar fort.^[4]

The complex was put by UNESCO on its "tentative list" to become a World Heritage Site in 2014, with others in the region, under the name Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate. The Bidar Fort has stood witness to a lot of historical milestones – the rise and fall of Bahmani dynasty, rise and separation of the five Deccan Sultans, capture by the Barid Shahi and Adil Shahi dynasties, and finally being won by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the blockade of Bidar in 1657.

Bidar was the capital of Bahmani Kingdom in the 14th century. This fort was built by Ahmed Shah Wali Bahmani. The Fort was renovated in the 15th century by Sultan Ahmad Shah-I as he shifted his capital from Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) to Bidar.^[5]