The Adilabad Fort is located very near to the Ghiyas Ud Din Tughluq's Tomb and Tughlaqabad Fort on the Mehrauli Badarpur Road. The closest railway station and metro station being Tughlaqabad.
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| Adilabad Fort in distance |
After visitng Ghiyas Ud Din Tughluq's Tomb, Rohan and I decided to talk to Adilabad Fort, located a couple of kilometers away. Most of the land around was barren and dry. The strong wind made it dusty too. Some children were playing cricket on it on that hot sunny day. There were very few trees here, they offered shade to the buffaloes grazing on the remaining grass.
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| Rampart and Fortification of Adilabad Fort |
The fortification looked good even from a distance. It was a hill fort with a rampart led to the entrance of the fort.
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| History of Adilabad Fort |
Finally we were at the entrance of Adilabad Fort. Fort looked like a twin to Tughlaqabad Fort. As the stone used to built the walls was the same. Size wise it was much smaller than the Tughlaqabad Fort.
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| Bastion of Adilabad Fort |
After climbing the rampart, one reached the main entrance. The bastions around it were huge, there were slits in the walls, to attack the enemy. Looking at the size of the rampart, I was sure that elephants used to climb up the fort premises.
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| Entrance to Adilabad Fort |
No timings are mentioned, so it should be open from sunrise to sunset and there is no entry fee.
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| Ruins in Adilabad Fort |
Adilabad Fort was built by Mohammad Bin Tughluq, the son of Ghiyas Ud Din Tughluq, who ruled Delhi between 1325 AD to 1351 AD. The fort is also called Muhammadabad Fort, after him. It was the fourth fort built in Delhi and it was planned on the same lines of Tughlaqabad Fort and built on the southern side of it. It is said that this fort used to connect to Tughlaqabad Fort via a causeway, the remains of which are still visible. Since both forts are hill forts, it offered a very good view of the city.
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| Fortification of Tughlaqabad Fort |
The fort premises, is totally in ruins. There are many structures atop it with arched doors, but no roofs, Maybe the roofs have collapsed over the years. These can be the Palace, rooms of the officials who lived then.
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| Ruins within Adilabad Fort |
Sadly there were not much visitors here, in comparison to Red Fort, Humayun Tomb Complex and Qutub Minar Complex.
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That's me
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| Ghiyas Ud Din Tughluq's Tomb from Adilabad Fort |
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Next pitstop on your agenda is Sultan Ghari Tomb.
