It became the heavily fortified capital of Gondor in the second half of the Third Age.

As a result, the kingdom's fortified capital was attacked by at least two major foreign invasions before it was finally sacked by Majapahit in 1398.

These were small subdivisions of the earlier themata, and consisted of little more than a fortified capital (the kastron) and its surrounding territory.

Lalitapura's fortified capital is besieged, leaving the royal council with a dilemma.

Therefore, Karabakh khanate and its fortified capital Shusha were the first and major obstacle to achieve these ends.

In 1535, the Portuguese brought war to the fortified capital of Mrauk-U itself.

So he constructed a fortified capital at Mohammadpur, near Suryakunda.

He built a fortified capital at Ngazargamu (in present-day Nigeria), to the west of Lake Chad.

The combined forces quickly advanced to Mrauk-U but could not make any headway against the heavily fortified capital for the next three months.

Udayagiri Fort, very close to the fortified capital of Padmanabhapuram, was a military training centre and barracks.