Gol Gumbaz Essay

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Location The Gol Gumbaz is located in the small town of Bijapur in Karnataka, India. About the city Bijapur city is the district headquarters of Bijapur District of Karnataka state. It is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importance. Bijapur is located 530 km northwest of Bangalore. The city was established in the 10th-11th centuries by the Kalyani Chalukyas and was known as Vijayapura (City of victory). The city was passed to Yadavas after Chalukya's demise. The city came under the influence of the Khilji Sultanate in Delhi by the late 13th century. In 1347, the area was conquered by the Bahmani Sultanate of Gulbarga. Bijapur was ruled by the kings of the Adil Shahi dynasty (1490–1686). The rule of this dynasty ended in 1686, when Bijapur was conquered during the reign of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. In 1724 the Nizam of Hyderabad included Bijapur within his dominions. In 1760, the Nizam suffered a defeat by the Marathas, and ceded the region of Bijapur to the Maratha Peshwa. After the 1818 defeat of the Peshwa by the British in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, Bijapur passed into the hands of the British East India Company, After India's Independence in 1947, the district became part of Bombay state, and was reassigned to Mysore State, later Karnataka, in 1956. The city consists of three distinct portions: the citadel, the fort and the remains of the city. The city has many attractions. A few of them are: * Gol Gumbaz * The Archaeological Museum * Upli Buruj * Ibrahim Rauza * Malik-e-Maidan (The Monarch of the Plains) * Jama Masjid * Chand Bawdi * Asar Mahal * Gagan Mahal * Barakaman (Ali Roza-II) * Saat Kabar * Malik-Karim-ud-dins * Jod Gumbaz * Narasimha temple * Lord Shiva Statue * Torvi Narasimha Temple * Basavan Bagewadi * Alamatti Dam (Lal Bahaddur Shastri Sagar)
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