Palghat

[vikrant]

Hi Friends!

I just want to know about the palghat.Why it is called Palakkad? Who built the famous Palakkad fort and when it was built? what is its significance in the history?

[nikhil]

Palakkad Fort - Fort dating from 1766, built by Hyder Ali of Mysore. In 1784, after a siege which lasted eleven days, the British Colonel Fullerton stormed the Fort.Later it fell into the hands of the Zamorin’s troops, but was recaptured by the British in 1790. This well-preserved fort is also known as Tipu's (Tipu Sultan, son of Hyder Ali) Fort. Today there is a functioning jail in the fort grounds

[cellphone]

Palghat has a very ancient feel to it and though there is an operational jail here,they have managed to maintain the heritage of this old fort.