AIA Fieldwork Photo Contest 2024

Entry 77568

Submitted by Pavan Prasad

Colonel Bailey's Dungeon in Srirangapatna

Colonel Bailey's Dungeon in Srirangapatna, Karnataka, India., Karnataka, India

Category: Archaeological Landscapes

Colonel Bailey's Dungeon in Srirangapatna was the place where Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore Kingdom used to imprison all the British officers who were captured during the Anglo–Mysore Wars fought by him and earlier by his father Hyder Ali.

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