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Volume : II, Issue : XII, January - 2013 UDAYAGIRI FORT AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN THE MILITARY HISTORY OF KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT – A STUDY B. HAMEED BASHA Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Kanyakumari the far South Western Part of the peninsular India is one among
the picturesque landmass of the Indian sub-continent. The early Tamil kings attached
great importance to forts, for they served as the base for offensive and defensive
operation. Forts means a group of buildings specially created or strengthened for
military defence. In the annals of the history of Kanyakumari, Udayagiri fort played an
unique role in manufacturing gun-powder and in the administration of the kingdom. The
frequent invasions and incursions resulted into the utter devastation of the land which
made Maharaja Marthanda Varma (1729-58 A.D) the maker of Modern Travancore to
think of granite fortifications in the muddy fort of Udayagiri. Udayagiri was the
“principal arsenal of the Travancore Government, with a fine foundry, the only one it is
believed in use in India for casting iron guns”. It became a place of tourist interest in the
present Kanyakumari district. In this paper an attempt has been made to trace out the
importance of Udayagiri fort as a base in the military history of Kanyakumari district. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : B. HAMEED BASHA, (2013). UDAYAGIRI FORT AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN THE MILITARY HISTORY OF KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT – A STUDY. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. XII, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1842.pdf References : - Tirukural, Chapter – 75.
- K.N. Balasubramanian, (Translated) Tirukural-741, Madras, 1962, p.153
- V.R. Rama Chandra Dikshitar, War in Ancients India, Madras, 1944, p. 250
- Tirukural – 381
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