Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c13.s1.9

c13.s1.9

But, this fort including the citadel was destroyed ultimately perhaps during the severe conflicts of the Rashtrakutas with the Cholas who invaded the capital-city and ruthlessly carried on their destructive campaign - They claim with pride their victory over the Rastrakutas, with graphic description of the destruction they carried out, in their inscriptions (Altekar A.S., 1967, pp. 124-125). As a result, enormous debris accumulated all over the citadel area.