William Fort

William Fort
Chettuva, Thrissur District, Kerala
Ruins of the William Fort
Type	Cultural
Site information
Owner	Government of Kerala
Controlled by	Portuguese Empire Netherlands United Kingdom India
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Structure
Site history
Built	1714
Materials	Stone
Demolished	Partly

William Fort or locally known as Chettuva Fort is located in Chettuva, Thrissur District of Kerala, India.

History

The fort was constructed by the Dutch East India Company with the permission from Kingdom of Cochin in 1714. Fort was later occupied by Zamorin of Calicut and thereafter Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan defeated Zamorin of Calicut and renamed it as Tipu Sultan Fort. The fort was captured and recaptured many times by British Empire, Dutch East India Company, Kingdom of Mysore, Zamorin of Calicut and Kingdom of Cochin. Lastly, the fort was captured by Tipu Sultan and demolishes it partially. The fort is now dilapidated and conservation drive was started in 2010 by the State Archeological Department.^[1]

References

↑ "GENERAL INFORMATION". Chettuva. Retrieved 2013-06-06.

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