This fort is an uninhabited fort of southern India. It was initially known as Mankal. Golconda Fort was built on a hilltop in 1143. It was initially a mud fort under the sovereignty of Rajah of Warangal. Later, Golconda Fort was fortified between the 14th and 17th centuries by the Bahmani Sultans and after that, the reigning Qutub Shahi dynasty.