Ballalrayandurga

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Ballalrayandurga

Fortified hill in the Western Ghats, situated in 13 8' N. and 75 25' E., in the south-west of Kadur District, Mysore ; 4,940 feet above the sea. It was a stronghold of the Hoysala kings in the twelfth century. Hither the queen of Bednur fled for refuge when her capital was taken by Haidar All in 1763, and here she was captured and sent as a prisoner to Maddagiridurga.