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# Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c5: List of Figures

Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c5

- **Language:** English

### List of Figures

### [c5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.1)

| Title | | Fig.No |  
| North Karṇāṭaka, the area of forts under the study. | ... | 1 |  
| Map of Karṇāṭaka showing the locations of forts of Banavāsi, Sannati, Bādāmi, Malkhēd, Kalyāṇa, Hāngal, Vijayanagara (Hampi) and Bijapur under study. | ... | 2 |  
| Pond snail and Fresh water Mussel, with their natural protective body. | ... | 3 |  
| Map of Indus empire (2700-1750 B.C.), showing Excavation sites, where defence wall invariably was noticed. | ... | 4 |  
| Map of Harappa (1946), the citadel and cemeteries (After M.Wheeler). | ... | 5 |  
| Map of Karṇāṭaka, showing the location of the fort of Banavāsi and its environs. | ... | 6 |  
| Map of Banavāsi and its environs, with contours. | ... | 7 |  
| Map of Banavāsi fort, individual plan in detail. | ... | 8 |  
| Banavāsi Fort: Plan of Northern Agase gate | ... | 9 |  
| Banavāsi Fort: Sectional elevation of Northern gate (Looking west) | ... | 10 |  
| Banavāsi Fort: Section of Diddi gate, to the west, joining the western moat. | ... | 11 |  
| Banavāsi Fort: Elevation of the Ghat leading to the river Varadā | ... | 12 |  
| Banavāsi Fort: Section of the fort wall at point 'C'. | ... | 13 |  
| Banavāsi Fort: Sectional elevation at 'Nerūr Agase', at South-Eastern wing of the fort wall. | ... | 14 |

### [c5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.2)

| Map of Karṇāṭaka, showing the location of fortification at Sannati and its environs. | ... | 15 |  
| Individual map of Environs of Sannati | ... | 16 |  
| Sannati : Cross section of outer fortification, at point 'X', facing South. | ... | 17 |  
| Sannati : Section showing the outer fortification in relation to water levels of the Bhima river, near the point 'Y'. | ... | 18 |  
| Sannati : Cross section of inner fortification at point 'Z'. | ... | 19 |  
| Sannati : Sizes of bricks used in fortification. | ... | 20 |  
| Map of Karṇāṭaka showing the location of the fort at Bādāmi | ... | 21 |  
| Plan of Bādāmi showing different fortifications, with contours. | ... | 22 |  
| Bādāmi : Plan of the fort on the North Hill (Early Chalukyan Period). | ... | 23 |  
| Bādāmi : North Fort, Entrances Nos. I, II and III | ... | 24 |  
| Bādāmi : North Fort, plan of Entrance No.IV | ... | 25 |  
| Bādāmi : North fort, Entrance No.V and Granaries. | ... | 26 |  
| Bādāmi : Arrangement of blocks of stones in fort walls of different periods. | ... | 27 |  
| Bādāmi : Fortwall of Rāṣṭrakūṭa period, section looking west, western wing of the South gate. | ... | 28 |  
| Bādāmi : Elevation of Fortwall of Rāṣṭrakūṭa period, looking south, on the right side of the South gate, showing arrangements of stone-blocks. | ... | 29 |

### [c5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.3)

Bādāmi : Chālukyan fort on the steep scarp 55.00 m. high above ground level; the wall connects the boulders, beyond which the lower Sivālaya is seen. ... 30

### [c5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.4)

Plan of Diddi gate in the fort wall of the Rāṣṭrakūṭa period in N.W. corner of the tank. ... 31

### [c5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.5)

Bādāmi : Plan of the South gate in the fort wall of Rāṣṭrakūṭa period. ... 32

### [c5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.6)

Bādāmi : North fort, Semi-circular bastion, at Height of 102 m. above from ground level, built in ashlar masonry, by Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan, late 18th Century. ... 33

### [c5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.7)

Map of Karnāṭaka showing the location of the fort of Malkhed. ... 34

### [c5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.8)

Plan of Malkhēd fort and its environs. ... 35

### [c5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.9)

Malkhēd fort: Plan of western gate to the outer fort, looking the river Kāgina ... 36

### [c5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.10)

Malkhēd fort : The plan of the entrance No.I of the inner fort. ... 37

### [c5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.11)

Malkhēd fort : The plan of entrance No.II of the inner fort. ... 38

### [c5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.12)

Malkhēd fort: The plan of entrance No.III of the inner fort. ... 39

### [c5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.13)

Malkhēd fort : Plan showing Mandapam of Akṣhōbhya tīrtha, Upli Burj and Kāli Masjid ... 40

### [c5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.14)

Malkhēd fort: Elevation of Unique bulbous bastions adopted in inner wall at N.E.corner ... 41

### [c5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.15)

Malkhēd fort: Elevation showing arrangements of stones in the inner fort wall (at N.E. corner). ... 42

### [c5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.16)

Map of Karnāṭaka showing the location of the fort of Kalyāna. ... 43

### [c5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.17)

Map of Kalyāṇa fort showing three concentric walls. ... 44

### [c5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.18)

Kalyāṇa fort: Sectional elevation, looking East. ... 45

### [c5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.19)

Kalyāṇa fort : Plan of entrance No.I. ... 46

### [c5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.20)

Kalyāṇa fort : Plan of entrance No.II ... 47

### [c5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.21)

Kalyāṇa fort : Plan of entrances No.III and IV. ... 48

### [c5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.22)

Kalyāṇa fort : Elevation of entrance No.III with walling of Hindu and Islāmic orders. ... 49

### [c5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.23)

Kalyāṇa fort : Plan of entrance No.V. ... 50

### [c5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.24)

Kalyāṇa fort : Plan of entrances VI and VII. ... 51

### [c5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.25)

Map of Karṇāṭaka showing the location of the fort of Hāngal. ... 52

### [c5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.26)

Map of Hāngal and its environs. ... 53

### [c5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.27)

Hāngal fort : Elevation of watch-tower in the North-Western corner of the citadel. ... 54

### [c5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.28)

Hāngal fort : Section looking south, westerly wing, at Enclosure II. ... 55

### [c5.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.29)

Hāngal fort : Cross-sections of I to IV enclosure walls. ... 56

### [c5.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.30)

Map of Karṇāṭaka, showing the location of the fort of Vijayanagara (Hampi). ... 57

### [c5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.31)

Plan of Vijayanagara (Hampi) fort. ... 58

### [c5.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.32)

Vijayanagara (Hampi) fort: Plan of the Penugoṇḍa gate. ... 59

### [c5.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.33)

Vijayanagara (Hampi) Fort, a gate to the North of Penugoṇḍa gate : Plan and Elevation. ... 60

### [c5.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.34)

Vijayanagara (Hampi) Fort: Plan and Elevation of Domed Gate ... 61

### [c5.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.35)

Vijayanagara (Hampi) Fort: Plan and Elevation of Bhīma gate. ... 62

### [c5.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.36)

Vijayanagara (Hampi) Fort: Plan and Elevation of Pān-Supari gate ... 63

### [c5.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.37)

Vijayanagara (Hampi) fort: Plan and Elevation of Talāra-ghatta gate ... 64

### [c5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.38)

Vijayanagara (Hampi) fort: Plan and Elevation of southern gate ... 65

### [c5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.39)

Vijayanagara (Hampi) fort: Elevation of Watch-tower abutting to the Northern wall of Janānā Enclosure ... 66

### [c5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.40)

Vijayanagar (Hampi) fort: Cross-sections showing different methods of construction adopted in fort walls. ... 67

### [c5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.41)

Map of Karṇāṭaka showing the location of the fort of Bijāpur. ... 68

### [c5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.42)

Environs of Bijāpur, showing the forts of Bijāpur, Nauraspur together with the suburb of Shāhpur. ... 69

### [c5.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.43)

Bijāpur fort (proper) showing the fort wall, the citadel and the gates. ... 70

### [c5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.44)

Plan of the citadel (Arquilla), showing the remains of important administrative buildings, palace etc. ... 71

### [c5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.45)

Bijāpur fort : the plan of Makka gate. ... 72

### [c5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.46)

Bijāpur fort : The plan of Shāhpur gate ... 73

### [c5.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.47)

Bijāpur fort : The Plan of Bahmani gate ... 74

### [c5.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.48)

Bijāpur fort : The Plan of Allāpur gate ... 75

### [c5.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.49)

Bijāpur fort : The plan of Fateh gate ... 76

### [c5.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.50)

Bijāpur fort : The plan of the main gateway of the citadel. ... 77

### [c5.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.51)

Conjectural plan of fort as enunciated in Arthas̃āstra. ... 78

### [c5.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.52)

Conjectural plan showing fortificational wall and tripple moats, as envisaged in Arthas̃āstra. ... 79

### [c5.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.53)

Sections of a single moat and tripple moats, based on Arthas̃āstra. ... 80

### [c5.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.54)

Plan of Bîdar fort, where tripple moats are the unique contribution. ... 81

### [c5.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.55)

Section of Niskuradwara (trap-gate), showing exit leading enemy to death, conjectured from Arthas̃āstra. ... 82

### [c5.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.56)

Section of bulbous wall of fortification, as described in Arthas̃āstra. ... 83

### [c5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.57)

Section of fort wall showing a narrow passage with thorns spread made of iron etc., to drive out the enemy. Based on Arthas̃āstra. ... 84

### [c5.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.58)

Conjectural Indrakosa and Store House on the top of fortwall, based on Arthas̃āstra. ... 85

### [c5.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.59)

Conjectural, stone paved roads for chariots, based on Arthas̃āstra. ... 86

### [c5.60](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.60)

Jaladurga (water fort), details obtained from Arthas̃āstra. ... 87

### [c5.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.61)

Kharvaṭa fort or town, details from P K Acharya's Architecture of Mānasāra ... 88

### [c5.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.62)

General outlines of Kheṭa town or fort and Kubjaka town or fort, based on Mānasāra by P.K.Acharya ... 89

### [c5.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.63)

Drōṇa (a fortress), based on Mānasāra (Ed: P.K.Acharya) ... 90

### [c5.64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.64)

Rājadhānīya layout, capital forts for Chakravartiin kings, based on Mānasāra, Ed: P.K.Acharya ... 91

### [c5.65](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.65)

Mohenjō-Dārō : Copper and Bronze weapons and tools (Ref: M.Wheeler) ... 92

### [c5.66](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.66)

Alexander's time (357 B.C.-323 B.C.), Greek and Indian swords ... 93

### [c5.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.67)

War axes and maces, conjectured from Vishnudharmōttara Purāṇam (300-800 A.D.) ... 94

### [c5.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.68)

Sculptural representation of weapons in cave No.III, Chālukyas of Bādāmī, (600 A.D.). R.S.Panchamukhi ... 95

### [c5.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.69)

Ajanta - A cultural study Fig.XXV, Arms and Armours (8th Cent. A.D.), M.K.Dhavalikar ... 96

### [c5.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.70)

Moveable guns on battle fields and mounted on pivots of bastions, both 16th century onwards. ... 97

### [c5.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.71)

Fully armoured war horse, Bijāpur paintings, 16th Century, A.D., G.N.Pant. ... 98

### [c5.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.72)

Ajanta - A cultural study, Fig.XXVIII, Arms and Armours. M.K.Dhavalikar. ... 99

### [c5.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c5.73)

Raichur fort - Plan of Raichur fort after the Annual Report of Archaeological Department of His Exalted Highness Nizam's Dominions, (1929-30), end page. ... 100

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