Chitradurga district is the southern administrative district and also the district headquarters for the state of Karnataka, India.  Chitradurga name was derived from Chitrakaldurga, meaning an umbrella-shaped lofty hill discovered here.  Chitradurga District has tradition dates back to the period of the Ramayana and Mahabharata.  Chitradurga district lies in the valley of the Vedavati River, with the Tungabhadra River elegantly flowing to the northwest.  In British times, it was called as Chitaldroog.  The district has been ruled by several renowned dynasties that ruled Karnataka.

Chitradurga History

A cut-throat announcement of Emperor Ashoka, near Bharamagiri reveals that Chitradurga was part of the Mauryan Empire going back to the 3rd century B.C.  After the fall of the Mauryans, this land was under the rule of royal dynasties like the Rashtrakutas, Chalukyas, and Hoysalas but it actually attained reputation, as a feudatory state of the Vijayanagar Empire, under the dynastic rule of the Nayakas or Paleyars, known for their stout exploits.  The most renowned of the feudatory chief was Madakari Nayaka, who after the fall of the Vijayanagar Empire, affirmed his suzerainty and combined his power.  This hill fortress built by the Nayakas during the Vijayanagar era, became their stronghold later.  In 1779, the fort was concurred by Haider Ali, who along with his son Tipu Sultan, was responsible for its growth and strengthening.  After Tipu Sultans defeat by the British, the fort came under the rule of the Royal Mysore family

Chitradurga Tourism

Tourist places in Chitradurga
Chandravalli
Ankali Mutt
Bruhanmutt
Aadumalleshwara
Ingaladalu
Thamatekallu
Jogimatti
Sirigere
Nayakanahatti
Hiriyur
Vani Vilas Sagar
Gayatri Jalashaya
Holalkere
Malladihalli
Ramagiri
Doddahotterangappas hill
Halurameshwar
Jankal
Bagooru
Heggere
Dasaratha Rameshwara
Molakalmuru
Nunke Malae
Brahmagiri
Ashoka Siddapura