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UNESCO World Heritage Site - Gingee Fort
July 15 , 2025
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- It is now inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- The Gingee Fort in Villupuram district, along with 11 other fort,s was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- It is known as the ‘Troy of the East’.
- It is part of the Maratha Military Landscapes, and the only site from Tamil Nadu for this tag
- The decision was taken during the ongoing 47th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) being held in Paris, France
- The Maratha Military Landscapes of India include 12 components distributed across diverse geographic regions.
- The other 11 sites are in Maharashtra.
- This is located atop three hillocks — Rajagiri, Krishnagiri, and Chandragiri.
- It was Built by Ananta Kon of the Konar Dynasty in 1,200 CE.
- His successor fortified the northern hill in 1,240 CE and called it Krishnagiri.
- It was under the possession of several empires, such as the Vijayanagar Nayaks, Marathas, Mughals, Nawabs, the French, and the British.
- The Gingee fort was captured by Chhatrapati Shivaji in 1677.
- It remained under Maratha rule till it came under the control of the Mughals in 1698.
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