Bhadra Fort [SEP] conflict
15 February 1779. There was a garrison of 6,000 Arab and Sindhi infantry and 2,000 horses. Losses in the fight totalled 108, including two Britons. After the war, the fort was later handed back to Marathas under the Treaty of Salbai.
Ahmedabad was conquered by the British in 1817. The fort complex was used as a prison during the British Raj.
"Azam Khan sarai" currently houses the government offices, an ASI office, a post office and the city's civil courts. It is also used
Bhadra Fort
Bhadra Fort is situated in the walled city area of Ahmedabad, India. It was built by Ahmad Shah I in 1411. With its well carved royal palaces, mosques, gates and open spaces, it was renovated in 2014 by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as a cultural centre for the city.
Etymology.
It is believed the fort adopted the name "Bhadra" after a temple of "Bhadra Kali", a form of Laxmi which was established