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Paloncha Fort

Paloncha is a fort fourteen miles south-west of Bhadrachalam. The Paloncha estate existed before the reign of Pratapa Rudra.

Period
medieval
Location
17.5963° N, 80.7087° EWarning: approximate

Source of the position: Wikidata Q772160 (a point for the town, because the fort itself is not mapped)

Condition
Unverified.

Detail

  • The fort lies fourteen miles south-west of Bhadrachalam.ASI 1900
  • The Imperial Gazetteer states that the Paloncha estate existed before the reign of Pratapa Rudra, who gave its holder the title Ashwarao.Imperial Gazetteer 1909
  • The 1900 inventory gives Paloncha only the barest notice. The Imperial Gazetteer treats Paloncha more fully.ASI 1900Imperial Gazetteer 1909

Also recorded as

  • Paloncha
  • Paloncha fort
  • Palancha