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Gingee Fort: The 800-year-old Great Wall of South India

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Located in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, Gingee Fort is called the ‘Great Wall of South India’ due to its extensive and robust fortifications that have survived for over eight centuries. King Ananta Kon of the Konar dynasty utilized the natural rocky terrain of the area for defensive purposes and built the basic fortifications of Gingee around 1190 AD. The Kampili rulers are said to have made early improvements to the fort structure dur…
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Gingee Fort: The 800-year-old Great Wall of South India

Located in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, Gingee Fort is called the ‘Great Wall of South India’ due to its extensive and robust fortifications that have survived for over eight centuries. King Ananta Kon of the Konar dynasty utilized the natural rocky terrain of the area for defensive purposes and built the basic fortifications of Gingee around 1190 AD. The Kampili rulers are said to have made early improvements to the fort structure dur…

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