1959-62 Survey

Called the Small Fort East of ‘Ādilābād. Located approximately 800 m east from ‘Ādilābād Fort, on the south side of Quṯb Badarpur Road. Grid ref. K-14

This fort was built on a natural rock formation. It is significantly smaller than ‘Ādilābād Fort, but it is presumed to have been built around the same period. Inside the fort, there are wall surfaces, partial arches, and battlement capstones remaining. Contemporary historical sources do not mention this small fort at all, but in later years, it became known as the Fort of Dhobī ("washerman") or the Fort of Nā’ī ("Barber"). The origin of these popular names is not clear. Period II.

IOC: X-33; ASI: IV-5

アーディラーバード東方の小城砦とよぶ。アーディラーバード城砦の東方約800メートル,クトゥブ・バダルプル・ロードの南側にある。附図.K-14

この城砦は,自然の岩丘を利用して建設されたもので,アーディラーバードの城砦よりははるかに小規模ではあるが,ほぼ同時代に属するものと推定される。城砦の内部には,建造物の壁面やアーチの一部,およびバットゥルメントの笠石などがのこっている。この城砦については,同時代の史書はまったく沈黙しているが,のちには,ドービー(dhobī,洗濯屋)あるいはナーイー(N,床屋)の城砦として知られるようになった。こうした俗称の由来は,よくわからない。第Ⅱ期。

東研.Ⅹ-33;ASI.Ⅳ-5

2015-18 Survey

This fort was found to be extant. Located 500m east of O3, it is a rectangle measuring 43m in the east-west direction and 40m in the north-south, with two concave corners (the northeast corner is octagonal in shape, and the southwest corner is rectangular). In the south part of the east side, there is a rectangular gate, and a wall surrounds the southeast section. The walls of the gate are thick, and it is thought it was originally a domed structure supported by walls. Though this is a fort, it is different in nature from O1, O2, and O3, which are all cities enclosing palace areas.

[現状]現存を確認した。O3の東500mに位置し、東西43m南北40mの矩形で、北東隅に8角形、南西隅に矩形の掻込みがある。東辺南部に矩形門があり、東南を囲む形で壁が回る。東辺の門は壁も厚く、おそらく壁式ドームを建築であった。城塞だがO1からO3までの宮殿域を有する市街地とは性格が異なる。

[墓建築と推定される遺構]城塞内、北寄りに差し渡し8mほどの8角形礎石跡があり、礎石を囲む矩形の基壇を確認できる。類例として、『デリー』のTughluq朝初期(1320年頃)までは8角形墓建築は稀ながら、T1基壇部は8角形、T7とT6の城塞内ボルジュに付加された8角形墓建築は周廊をもち、T76の祖型となる。またスルタナット中期(1320〜1413年)とされる8角形墓建築にT92〜96がある。

(Paragraph 2nd from the 2015-18 Survey is translated using Google Translate)

[Remains believed to be tombs] Inside the fortress, there are remains of an octagonal foundation stone about 8m across on the north side, and a rectangular platform surrounding the foundation stone can be confirmed. As a similar example, while octagonal tombs were rare until the early Tughluq dynasty in Delhi (around 1320), the foundation part of T1 is octagonal, and the octagonal tombs added to the Borj in the fortress at T7 and T6 have a corridor, which is the prototype of T76. There are also octagonal tomb buildings T92-96 which are believed to date to the Middle Sultanate period (1320-1413).

Map Reference: Grid ref. K-14

IOC Reference: O04, X-33

ASI Reference: IV-5

Archived IOC Site Record: https://perma.cc/6BDE-8A96

Mission Credit Line : Mission for Indian History and Archaeology, University of Tokyo, in 1959-60 , 1961-62: the Resurvey of the Delhi Monuments, Research and Information Center for Asian Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo in 2015-18.