Medak Fort:
In a rare honour, the postal department launched a postal cover and a postal stamp on the historical Medak fort recently.
- It is a historic hill fort located in Medak town, Telangana.
- The fort was built during the 12th century under the reign of the Kakatiya ruler, Pratapa Rudra, and it was initially called ‘MethukuDurgam’ in Telugu.
- It served as a command post for the Kakatiyas and later for the Qutub Shahis.
- It has three main entrances, namely the “Prathama Dwaram”, the “SimhaDwaram” and the “GajaDwaram”.
- The main entrance features the double-headed “Gandabherundam”, the emblem of Vijayanagara Empire built by the great ruler Srikrishna Devaraya.
- The fort also has a 17th-century mosque on its premises built by the Qutub Shahis, as well as granaries.
