Kittur

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Kittur, a village of Belgaum district, Karnataka state, is a place of historical significance. Queen Chennamma of Kittur (1778-1829) is known for her resistance to British Raj.

During British India, it came under Bombay Presidence. It contains a ruined fort, formerly the residence of a Mahratta chief. In connexion with a disputed succession to this chiefship in 1824, St John Thackeray, an uncle of the novelist, was killed when approaching the fort under a flag of truce; and a nephew of Sir Thomas Munro, governor of Madras, fell subsequently when the fort was stormed.

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Coordinates: 15°36′N 74°48′E

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