Bobbili Fort

Bobbili Fort
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Location	Bobbili, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates	18°34′54″N 83°22′00″E / 18.58167°N 83.36667°E
Type	Fortification
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Height	20 feet (6.1 m)
History
Founded	Mid-19th century near an old ruined fort of the same name built in 1757
Abandoned	Occupied
Associated with	Zamindars of Bobbili
Site notes
Ownership	Zamindars of Bobbili

The Bobbili Fort, located in the Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, was built during the middle of the 19th century in Bobbili. It has a historical link to the nearby mud fort of the same name which was destroyed during the Bobbili war in 1757 in a feud between the Rajas of Bobbili and the neighbouring Maharaja of Vizianagaram.

Chinna Ranga Rao, who survived the Battle of Bobbili as a child was, at a later date, installed as the Raja of Bobbili. The successors of his lineage constructed the present Bobbili Fort following their improved economic conditions in the middle of the 19th century.

The existing fort covers an area of 10 acres (4.0 ha) and was built by Chinna Ranga Rao after he regained his kingdom which was improved upon by his successors in the mid-19th century. The fort complex has an impressive entrance gate in Indo-Sarcenic architectural style with high dome and many mantapas, Durbar Hall, four major palaces and two temples.