Devanahalli Fort is located 35 kilometers north of Bangalore city, at Devanahalli in the State of Karnataka, India. Chieftain Malla Byre Gowda of Avathi, a Vijayanagara empirevassal, built a mud fort in c. 1501 at Devanadoddi. The birthplace of Tipu Sultan, also known as Tiger of Mysore, is located near the fort. The fort is situated on the side of National Highway 7, near the Bengaluru International Airport.