Savandurga

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Savandurga

A conspicuous fortified hill, 4,024 feet high, in the west of Bangalore District, Mysore, situated in 12 55' N. and 77 1 8' E. It is an enormous bare dome-shaped mass of granite, the summit consisting of two peaks separated by a chasm, each well sup- plied with water. It was first fortified in 1543 by an officer of the Vijayanagar kings. The chief of Bangalore next acquired it, with Magadi, about 1570, and in his family it remained till taken by Mysore in 1728. Its capture by the British under Lord Cornwallis in 1791 was a memorable exploit. It is now deserted, and surrounded on all sides with heavy forest.