History of Madikeri

The history of Madikeri is associated with that of the region of Kodagu or Coorg and the northern part of it was inhabited by the Kadambaas from the 2^nd to 6^th century AD. The Gangas ruled over the southern part of Kodagu from 4^th to 11^th century. After it, Cholas defeated the Gangas and captured the region and passed it over to the Hoysalas in the 12^th century. The Vijayanagar kings ruled it in the 14^th century and later the Haleri kings inhabited it from 16^th to 18^th century. In 1681, one of the Haleri kings named Mudduraj built a fort around Madikeri which was replaced by Tipu Sultan in the later years. After it, the British made the region a part of their kingdom.

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