Aimangala

Aimangala is an old fortified settlement in the Hiriyur country of central Karnataka. An inscription of 975 names it Ayyapamangala, and its massive fortifications include walls, gates and a surrounding moat. The village has a Vaishnava tradition and a temple dedicated to Virabhadra. Built and expanded in later centuries, the fort became a stronghold associated with Haidar Ali of Mysore, whose campaigns brought much of the surrounding country under his authority.