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The great warrior who sacrificed his life to help Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj escape from Panhalgad, while leaving panhalgad (at the base camp).

This fort is situated west of Hyderabad. The outer wall of this fort is 10km long. Many famed diamonds, including The Hope Diamond & The Regent Diamond, are believed to have been excavated from the mines surrounding this fort. Identify this fort.

This fort was originally built by Kempe Gowda of the Vijaynagar Empire as a mud fort. Later, it was converted into a stone fort by Haider Ali and then it became a stronghold of Tipu Sultan. Identify this fort.

This fort is in Kannur District of Kerala. The British East India Company built the fort in 1708 to establish a stronghold on the Malabar Coast. In 1781 Hyder Ali, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, was unsuccessful in capturing the Fort in his campaign to control Malabar. Identify this fort.