Vellore

A historical town in the state of Tamil Nadu, in southernmost India, Vellore is now the headquarters of Vellore District. The town lies on the banks of Palar River on the site of Vellore fort.

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Vellore fort was built in the 16th century by Sinna Bommi Nayak, a subordinate Chief under Sada Sivaraya and Sri Ranga Maharaj. The fort was built during the Vijaynagar Kingdom in the third quarter of the 16th century. The Sultan of Bijapur seized Vellore by the middle of the 17th century. In 1676 the fort was captured by the Marathas who were in turn ousted by Daud Khan of Delhi in 1708. The fort was under the charge of Dost Ali Khan, Nawab of Arcot who gifted it in 1710 to his son-in-law, whose son Mohammed Ali kept the Fort as a stronghold for nearly 20 years.

Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, "Land of the Tamils") is a state at the southern tip of India. The bordering states/territories are Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The island nation of Sri Lanka, which has a significant Tamil minority,...

India: The Republic of India is a country in South Asia which comprises most of the Indian subcontinent. India has a coastline which stretches over seven thousand kilometres, and shares its borders with Pakistan to the west, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Bangladesh...

Palar River: The Palar is a river of southern India. It rises in Kolar district of Karnataka state, and flows 295 km (183 miles) southeast through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, emptying into the Bay of Bengal south of Chennai near Sadras. The cities of Walajapet (Anaicut), Arcot, Vellore, Kanchipuram, and Chingleput...