staar fort, maathara

sreelankayile maatharayile nilwala nadiyude kizhakkan theerathu ekadesham vathilil ninnu maathara kotta vare sthithi cheiyunna oru kottayaan staar fort ("maathara thaaraka kottuva";). 1765ll dachukaaraanu ithu nirmmichathu, yadhaarthathil redout vaan ekku ennaanu ithu ariyappettirunnath.
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1640ll dachukaar maatharayile pradhana kotta poortthiyaakkiyenkilum karayil ninnulla akramanangalaal ithu durbalamaanennu kandethi. 1761ll, kaanthyaraajyatthinte pinthunayulla simhalasainyam akramikkukayum kottayude niyanthranam ettedukkukayum cheytha maathara kalaapathinte falamaayi dachukaare palayanam cheyyaan nirbandhitharaayi. 1763ll dachukaar kottayude niyanthranam veendedukkukayum aaa varsham nilwala nadiyude kizhakkan theerathu mattoru cheria kottayude nirmmaanam aarambikkukayum cheythu, pradhana kottaye nadiyil ninnu uthbhavikkunna akramanangalil ninnu samrakshikkunnathinaayi.
ellah dishakalil ninnumulla sameepanagal ulkkollaan 12 valia peerankikalkku idam nalkunna aarr pooyint nakshathratthinte savisheshamaaya aakruthiyilaanu nakshatra kotta nirmmichirikkunnathu. himanikal allengil puram mathil ekadesham veethiyullathum vishalavum aazhathilullathumaya oru kuzhiyal chuttappettathumaan. kottayude praakaara mathilukal graanait paarakalum pavizhapputtukalum kondaanu nirmmichirikkunnathu, avaykku veethiyundu. pradhana kottayil ninnu veendum balaprayogam nadathunnathinu munbu oru cheria kaaval sena bhakshya vitharanavum aakramanathe prathirodhikkaan mathiyaya vedikkoppukalum sookshikkaanaanu kotta nirmmichathu. kottayude madhyabhaagathu vellam vitharanam cheiyunnathinaayi rund jayil cellukalum vyaasamulla kinner undaayirunnu. drainage samvidaanam aantharikamaayirunnu, koodaathe kaalavarsha mazhayil ninnu shekharicha vellam kuzhiyilekku neekkamcheyyunnu. dutch eest india kambaniyude chihnavum govarnorude anki rund praakaara simhangalaal chuttappettathum pradhana kavaadathinu mukalil nirmmaana theeyathi (1765) kothivachittundu. pavizhapputtinodu abhimukhamaayi nilkkunna nakshatra kottayude praveshana kavaadatthil seylonile dutch gavarnaraaya lubert jaann baaran vaan ekkine (1719-1765) anusmarippikkunna "redout vaan ekku 1763" ennu mudrakuthiyittundu. kettidatthinte melkoora aadyam kadjan elakalaal melkkoorayullathaayirunnu, avaa pinneedu kaliman tailukal upayogichu maatti.
duchukal nirmmicha avasaanathe pradhana prathirodha posttaanu eee kottayennu parayappedunnu, pakshe athinte falaprapti theliyikkaan orikkalum avasaram labhichilla. 1796ll dachukaar sreelangan pradesham keezhadakkiyathode kotta britteeshukaarkk kaimari. pothumaraamathu vakuppile jilla enchineeyarmaar britiish bharanaparamaya offeesaayum kwartezhsaayum ithu upayogichu. 1941ll, kotta puraavastu vakuppinu kaimaran seyloon samsthaana kaunsil shramichenkilum nadannilla. 1965ll maathara nagara kaunsil ithu oru pothu librariyaayi upayogichirunnuvenkilum 1975ll puraavastu vakupp ettedukkunnathuvare ithu upayogichu. upayogichu 1986num idayil puraavastu vakupp vipulamaaya oru punarudhaarana pravartthanangal nadatthi, athil aadhunika gadanakalil bhooribhaagavum neekkam cheyyukayum yadhaartha roopam punasthaapikkukayum cheythu. 2012ll dutch sarkkaarinte sahaayathode drobridge punasthaapichu.

