Madikeri is city and headquarters of Kodagu district in the Karnataka state of India.

[7] After their fall, the local chieftains like Karnambahu (Palegars) started ruling their areas directly.

In the year 1700 AD Ikkeri Somashekara Nayaka gifted Puttur and Amara Sullia Magnes of Tulunadu to Haleri Kings.

Haleri king Mudduraja built the Fort in Madikeri and made it[10] as their capital.

Mudduraja, the third Haleri king started levelling the land around Madikeri and built a fort in the year 1681.

Madikeri Fort which was original built of mud and was replaced by Tipu Sultan.

[16] With the onset of the south-west monsoon, the temperature decreases in June and the weather becomes chilly.

The SH-88 was upgraded to NH-275 (subsidiary of NH-75) making it the only National Highway passing through the district of Kodagu.