Nagara, Karnataka

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{{Infobox settlement
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| image_caption = [[Shivappa Nayaka]] [[Fort]], Nagara
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Shivamogga district|Shivamogga]]
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'''Nagara''' is a historic village in the [[Shivamogga district]] of the state of [[Karnataka]], India. It is {{convert|17|km|mi}} from [[Hosanagara]] or {{convert|84|km|mi}} from [[Shivamogga]]. This was called '''Bidanur''' ('''Bidanoor''') or '''Bidnur''' ('''Bidanoor''') earlier during the 16th century, this was the last capital city of [[Keladi (India)|Keladi]] rulers.

In 1763, Hyder Ali, [[Sarvadhikari]] of [[Mysore]] captured this fort and called '''Hydernagar''' or '''Hydernagara''' after his name "Hyder".<ref name=south>{{cite book|last=N. Shyam Bhat|first=Foreword:B.Sheik Ali|title=South Kanara, 1799-1860 : a study in colonial administration and regional response|year=1998|publisher=Mittal Publications|location=New Delhi, India|isbn=9788170995869|pages=47|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z0nZzbFDSAoC&dq=Keladi&pg=PA43|edition=1st|accessdate=13 November 2012}}</ref> Farmers of the region in and around the village were instrumental in sparking the [[Nagar revolt]] against the [[Mysore kingdom]] in 1830.

Nagara was resided by an independence activist by the name of Sripathy Rao Baliga (1914–2003) who continued to work for the welfare of the village in the post independence era.

[[Shivappa Nayaka]] palace, fort, Devaganga tank, [[Neelakenteshwara]] temple and Gudde Venkataramana Swamy temple are worth visiting. The fort is built on a small hill, beside a lake. The fort has a system to circulate water around it for safety.

On the hill, within the fort, there are Darbar Hall (King's Court), remains of a palace, two tanks called [[Akka Thangi Kola]] (Tanks of two sisters), and a cannon. Devaganga tank is a cluster of seven tanks for bathing. ''Nagara'' in [[Kannada]] language literally means ''city''. The place is amidst green thick forests which are giving way to [[urbanisation]] and eventually to [[deforestation]].

[[Kollur, Udupi district|Kollur]] Mookambika temple is {{convert|40|km|mi}} from here. The nearest airport is [[Mangalore International Airport, situated 146Km from Nagara]].

==See also==
* [[Ikkeri]]
* [[Keladi]]
* [[Kodachadri]]

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