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Tourists gather to see Mendha cannon at Daulatabad Fort in Maharashtra, India. The Mendhatope (Ram Cannon) originally known as Qila Shikan (Breaker of Forts) is placed on an elevated circular platform (16.30 m in dia.) located between Chini Mahal and Rang Mahal. The cascabel is in the form of a ram, and hence the name “Mendha Tope” gained prominence. This cannon belongs to Mughal Emperor Aurangazeb (1658 – 1707 A.D.) as revealed by the inscription near the muzzle, which reads as Abul Zafar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir Badshah Gazi. Daulatabad fort, in Aurangabad is a rare kind of construction, which is a combination of the ground fort and the hill fort. The imposing fort is built on an isolated pyramid-shaped natural mountain peak. The rock around is chiselled sklifully mak
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