Favorites of Gingee or Chenji Saleem

Saleem is one of the best web designer in Chennai . Who is born and brought from the city Gingee. His
Favorites place in Gingee is Gingee fort and his school. His friends call him as following nick names chenji
or gingee or ginji or chinji saleem.

Gingee FORT IS THE SYMBOL OF VICTORY AND FRIENDSHIP , IT IS A HISTORICAL PLACE IN INDIA
.Gingee Fort also known as Chinji or Jinji in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the few surving forts in Tamil Nadu
— which is much more popular for its temples than forts. It lies in Villupuram district, 160 km (100 mi) from
the state capital, Chennai, and is close to the union territory of Pondicherry. So well fortified was this place
that Shivaji ranked it as the "most impregnable fortress in India" and it was called the "Troy of the East" by
the British.

Gingee Fort History

Gingee fort is one of famous tourist place in tamil nadu . It is situated in the city Gingee, Villupuram district.

Gingee also pronounced,as "Shingee" is 37-km east of Thiruvannamalai. Gingee is famous for a fort
complex dating back to 13th century,located on the 3 different hill summit covering 3-km boundary area. The
Chola Dynasty built Gingee fort. The indomitable courage and valour of its erstwhile rulers made Father
Pinments,a priest to call the Gingee Fort the "Troy of the East".

Originally the site of a small fort built by the Chola dynasty in 9th century AD, it was later modified by the
Vijayanagar empire in the 13th Century to elevate it to the status of an unbreachable citadel to protect the
small town of Gingee.It was also the head quarters of the Gingee Nayaks,during the Nayak domination in
Tamil Nadu. The fort was built as a strategic place of fending off any invading Muslim armies. The fort was
further strengthened by the Marathas under the leadership of Shivaji in 1677 AD, who recaptured it from the
Bijapur sultans who had originally taken control of the fort from the Marathas. For most part of the 1690s the
fort was under constant siege by the Mughals, who were unable to enter the fortress for over a decade,
before finally coming under their control. It was later passed on to the Carnatic Nawabs who lost it to the
French in 1750 before the British finally took control in 1761 despite losing it to Hyder Ali for a brief period

Legends of Gingee fort

Perhaps the most enduring legend in Tamil culture was that of the tragic tale of Raja Tej Singh, popularly
known in Tamil as Thesingu Raasan. The true life story of Tej Singh and his general Mehboob Khan (aka
Maavuthukaran), who were friends, has inspired many poems, street plays, and countless other stories. Son
of Swarup Singh, he revolted against the Nawab of Arcot, and was defeated and killed in the war that
followed. Though Gingee became a part of the Nawab's territory in 1714 the young and courageous Tej
Singh became a legend and his life, love and brave but tragic end were eulogised in various ballads