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How many bastions are there in the Golconda Fort?

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a

79

b

87

c

78

d

88

answer is C.

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Hyderabad's famous Golconda Fort had been occupied by various rulers since 1200. But it was only in 1518 that it was properly fortified and was made a well-protected fort by the Qutubshahi dynasty and they made it their capital. The fort came to have thick walls made of stone, huge gates with sharp iron spokes and bastions or burj which were basically thick walls coming out in a round shape and much taller than the rest of the walls. plenty number of bastions exist in the fort, numbering around 87.

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