A historical town in the state of Tamil Nadu, in southernmost India, Vellore is now the headquarters of Vellore District. The town lies on the banks of Palar River on the site of Vellore fort.

Vellore fort was built in the 16th century by Sinna Bommi Nayak, a subordinate Chief under Sada Sivaraya and Sri Ranga Maharaj. The fort was built during the Vijaynagar Kingdom in the third quarter of the 16th century. The Sultan of Bijapur seized Vellore by the middle of the 17th century. In 1676 the fort was captured by the Marathas who were in turn ousted by Daud Khan of Delhi in 1708. The fort was under the charge of Dost Ali Khan, Nawab of Arcot who gifted it in 1710 to his son-in-law, whose son Mohammed Ali kept the Fort as a stronghold for nearly 20 years.