Malliabad Fort is located at a distance of 05 km from Raichur, it has a historical fort and monuments. There is a cowshed here, this cowshed has a history of 400 years. There is also a Sri Ramalingeshwar temple next to here. Two large elephants carved in white granite are found in the Malliabad fort and are under the supervision of government officials. Elephants were present during the Vijayanagara Empire. Elephants were initially placed in front of the Vishnu temple and once at the gateway of the Malliabad fort.
Malliabad Fort is important in the history of Raichur and North Karnataka. The fort houses a ruined Vishnu temple and a pair of life-size elephants carved in white granite, declared a protected historical monument by the state archaeological department. The fort was built in the 13th century (1294 A.D) by the Kakatiyas of Warangal and was also associated with the Vijayanagara Empire.
During the Battle of Raichur against the Adilshahis in 1520, Krishnadevaraya stayed here with his army. The fort houses a ruined Vishnu temple and a pair of life-size elephants carved in white granite, declared a protected historical monument by the state archaeological department. The fort was built in the 13th century (1294 A.D) by the Kakatiyas of Warangal and was also associated with the Vijayanagara Empire. During the Battle of Raichur against the Adilshahis in 1520, Krishnadevaraya stayed here with his army.
