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'''Rayakottai''', also spelled '''Rayakotta''' is a town in [[Denkanikottai taluk]], [[Krishnagiri District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/vill.php?dcode=31&centcode=0003&tlkname=Denkanikottai#MAP</ref><ref>http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/blks_info.php?dcode=31&blk_name=%27Kelamangalam%27&dcodenew=30&drdblknew=9</ref> It is {{Convert|73|km|mi}} from [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rayakottai|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/-Tamil-Nadu/Rayakottai-73555.htm|publisher=India9|accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Rayakottai fort==<br />
The fort was built by King Krishna deverayar and situated within the town of Rayakottai which is one of the ancient fortress in the Krishnagiri district. It is now one of the protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India. In the 18th century [[Hyder Ali]] and [[Tipu sultan]] captured this fort. The fort was captured by Major Gowdie during the third Anglo-Mysore War in 1791. According to the Treaty of Srirangapatna, this fort came into the hands of the British.<br />
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==Transport==<br />
The nearest airport is [[Bangalore International Airport]]<br><br />
The nearest railway station is [[Rayakottai railway station]]<br><br />
The nearest bus stand is [[Rayakottai Bus Stand]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Riacotta in the Baramahal.jpg|<center>”Rayakottai Fort”<br>[[Henry Salt (Egyptologist)|Henry Salt]]</center><br />
File:Ryacotta in the Barramah'l.jpg|<center>”Rayakottai Fort”<br>[[Thomas Daniell]]</center><br />
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==References==<br />
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2.[http://www.krishnagiri.tn.nic.in/ Government's Krishnagiri District website]<br />
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3.[http://www.youscribe.com/catalogue/presse-et-revues/savoirs/etudes-sur-les-fortifications-de-l-inde-ii-les-monts-fortifies-du-958705]<br />
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