Gingee Fort

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Gingee Fort or Senji Fort in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India. It is popularly known as Great Wall of South India. It lies in Villupuram District, 160 kilometres (99 mi) from the state capital, Chennai, and is close to the Union Territory of Puducherry, ranked it as the "most impregnable fortress in India", and it was called the "Troy of the East" by the British.

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Location: 12.2508, 79.3958, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Siege of Jinji
    1690–1698 siege
  • Gingee Fort
    fort in Tamil Nadu, India
1690-09-01T00:00:00Z
1698-01-08T00:00:00Z
1690 — 1698 Siege of Jinji
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Great view of Gingee Fort, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, in India.Great view of Gingee Fort, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, in India.
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Plan of forts and most remarkable places of GingeePlan of forts and most remarkable places of Gingee
Plan of forts and most remarkable places of GingeePlan of forts and most remarkable places of Gingee
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Map of Gingee, 1780Map of Gingee, 1780
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Plan of Gingee FortPlan of Gingee Fort
Fort of Raje Ghur, GingeeFort of Raje Ghur, Gingee
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eventarmed conflict1690Siege of JinjisiegeWikidata
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commonsimagePlan of forts and most remarkable places of Gingee Commons
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