Anchettidurgam
12°35′24″N 77°53′24″E / 12.590°N 77.890°E

Anchettidurgam or Anchetty Durgam is a fort in the present day Krishnagiri district in tamilnadu. It was also spelled as anchittidrug, anchitty droog because of the British pronunciation and writing style. Durg or durgam means fort. It was one of the 12 forts of barahmahal. In the 18th century the fort was under the rule of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. The fort was captured by the British in July 1791.
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References
- Government's Krishnagiri District website
- Deloche, Jean. "Études sur les fortifications de l'Inde II. Les monts fortifiés du Maisur méridional (IIe partie) : catalogue des sites fortifiés - article ; n°1 ; vol.82, pg 231-262". Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'extreme orient (in French). YouScribe. Retrieved 15 July 2020.