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Walls Tell 
Stories
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Walls Tell 
Stories
Golconda fort
The Golconda fort is huge, has a
huge gate, and is built at a very
high location.
Bastions or burj are round
sections of the wall that comes
out from the wall in some
places.
The thick walls, a huge gate, and
many bastions were made as a
means of security in the fort.
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Walls Tell 
Stories
Golconda fort
The Golconda fort is huge, has a
huge gate, and is built at a very
high location.
Bastions or burj are round
sections of the wall that comes
out from the wall in some
places.
The thick walls, a huge gate, and
many bastions were made as a
means of security in the fort.
What did we find
inside the fort?
The Qutubshahi Sultans ruled
there from 1518 to 1687.
Much before that, in 1200, the
fort was made of mud and
several different rulers lived
there.
There is a map of the fort which
shows many gardens, fields,
factories, and many palaces
inside the fort.
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Walls Tell 
Stories
Golconda fort
The Golconda fort is huge, has a
huge gate, and is built at a very
high location.
Bastions or burj are round
sections of the wall that comes
out from the wall in some
places.
The thick walls, a huge gate, and
many bastions were made as a
means of security in the fort.
What did we find
inside the fort?
The Qutubshahi Sultans ruled
there from 1518 to 1687.
Much before that, in 1200, the
fort was made of mud and
several different rulers lived
there.
There is a map of the fort which
shows many gardens, fields,
factories, and many palaces
inside the fort.
What did we find
inside the fort?
This shows that not only Sultans
but many other people like
farmers and workers must also
have been living there.
The fort was almost like a
complete town.
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Walls Tell 
Stories
Golconda fort
The Golconda fort is huge, has a
huge gate, and is built at a very
high location.
Bastions or burj are round
sections of the wall that comes
out from the wall in some
places.
The thick walls, a huge gate, and
many bastions were made as a
means of security in the fort.
What did we find
inside the fort?
The Qutubshahi Sultans ruled
there from 1518 to 1687.
Much before that, in 1200, the
fort was made of mud and
several different rulers lived
there.
There is a map of the fort which
shows many gardens, fields,
factories, and many palaces
inside the fort.
What did we find
inside the fort?
This shows that not only Sultans
but many other people like
farmers and workers must also
have been living there.
The fort was almost like a
complete town.
The Sultan’s
Palace
In that time as well, the
buildings used to have two
floors.
There are many beautiful
carvings on the wall.
There was also something like
a fountain and big tanks which
were filled with water on the
roof of the palace.