Adoni Fort, Adoni, Andhra Pradesh India

 Adoni, is a municipality, mandal headquarters and commercial town in Kurnool district. It is 300 km from Hyderabad and 494 km from Chennai by rail. During British period Adoni was known as Second Mumbai as it was the hub for all types of businesses. As many rice mills are sealed due to some reasons, the production of rice is reduced. But still Adoni is the richest producer of cotton and as there is a big market yard in the town and hence the town is called as the Town of Cotton or Grain Market of South India. The hill fort is situated on five rocky granite hills near to Adoni in Andhra Pradesh. It is thought to have been founded by Chandra Sen in 1200 BC and later came into the medieval kingdom of Vijayanagar which flourished from the 14th to the 16th centuries. The fort then became the stronghold of the Muslim kings of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur and Golconda. In 1690 the fort was taken by Aurangzeb then in the late 18th century it came to the Raja of Mysore, Tipu Sultan before it was ceded to the British in 1799. 

Located in Adoni, a municipality, mandal headquarters and commercial town in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, Adoni fort, now in ruins, was an important seat of government in Islamic times and is frequently mentioned in the wars of the 18th century. These ruins of a royal fort were dating back to the medieval kingdom of Vijayanagar, which flourished from the 14th to the 16th century. Several Persian and Arabic inscriptions which throw light on various aspects of historical interests are found here.

The Jamma Masjid is located within the fort it`s a fine piece of Muslim architecture. It was built somewhere around 1680 AD by Madu Qadiri, who was an Adil Shahi Governor.