[5] In 1762, Hyder Ali of Mysore captured the fort after a 4-day siege, supported by the Portuguese troops led by Don António de Noronha, the Bishop of Halicarnasus.

Two of Hyder Ali's Portuguese officers - Jose Reiz and Bento de Campos - died during the siege, and Noronha left the alliance shortly after.

[1] In 1792, Hyder Ali's son Tipu Sultan ceded the area to the Nizam of Hyderabad as per the Treaty of Seringapatam.

The hilltop has a palace called Rani Mahal, a horse shed, a gym and food storage points.

Venkateswara temple exists near the south gate of the fort, and was left incomplete at the time of Hyder Ali's invasion.