Malik-e-Maidan
ಮಲಿಕ್-ಎ-ಮೈದಾನ್
One of the world's largest medieval cast-bronze cannons, weighing about 55 tonnes, with its muzzle sculpted as a lion swallowing an elephant, mounted on a bastion of the western city wall.
Malik-e-Maidan means 'King of the Battlefield.' It was cast in Ahmednagar in 1549 and later taken as spoils to Bijapur. The barrel is about 4.45 metres long, with a calibre of roughly 70 centimetres, and weighs about 55 tonnes. Cast in bronze, its muzzle is sculpted as a lion's open jaws swallowing an elephant. The barrel still feels cool to the touch and has never rusted. The cannon sits on the Sherza Burj bastion of the western city wall. Admission is free. Nearby is Upli Buruj, where you can climb for a view over the old city.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Upli Buruj
- Sri Siddheshwar Temple
- Taj Bawdi
- Jod Gumbaz
- Ibrahim Rauza
- Bara Kaman
- Gagan Mahal
- Bijapur Citadel (Arkilla)