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Komaram Bheem Asifabad District History

Last Updated: September 26, 2026
From Jangam and Sirpur to a district of Telangana 15 Mandals • 2 Revenue Divisions — Asifabad & Kaghaznagar Kumuram Bheem Asifabad District is carved out of the erstwhile Adilabad District. It is surrounded by Adilabad, Mancherial and Nirmal districts, and the borders of Maharashtra state. Kumuram Bheem Asifabad District comprises 15 mandals and has two revenue divisions — Asifabad and Kaghaznagar. Carved out of Adilabad District Bordered by …
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Gurgunta Samasthanam

Last Updated: September 25, 2026
The Nayaka Principality | One of the Three Primary Peshkash Guzar Samasthans Gurugunta (Raichur District, Karnataka) | 210 sq mi | Annual Revenue: ₹1,40,000 | 16 Nayaka Rulers (1620–1948 CE) The Gurugunta (also Gurgunta) Samasthanam was an influential Nayaka principality that existed from 1620 CE until 1948 CE , centered in present-day Gurugunta village, Raichur district, Karnataka. It was distinguished as one of the three primary Peshkash Guzar (t…
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Jatprole (Kollapur) Samasthanam

Last Updated: September 25, 2026
Jatprole (Kollapur) Samasthanam | Surabhi Rulers and the 1527 CE Vijayanagara Tradition Nagarkurnool District, Telangana | Historic Hyderabad Samasthan | Surabhi Ruling Family | 1527 CE Tradition Jatprole Samasthanam , also known as Jataprolu or the Kollapur Samasthanam , was one of the samasthans of the erstwhile Hyderabad State . It was centered on Kollapur in the Krishna River region of present-day Nagarkurnool district, Telangana . Regional histor…
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Sirpur (Tandur) Samsthanam

Last Updated: September 25, 2026
Gond Zamindari of the Deccan | The Atram Rajas and the 1611 Sanad Komaram Bheem District, Telangana | Historic Gond Estate | 1611 CE Jahangir Sanad | Atram Dynasty The Sirpur (often written Sirpur (T) or Sirpur-Tandur) Samasthanam refers to a historic Gond estate associated with the Atram Rajas in the northern Deccan. It should be distinguished from the later Sirpur-Tandur administrative sub-district , which was created in 1872 under the Hyderabad …
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Kumuram Bheem Tribal Museum

Kumuram Bheem Tribal Museum

Last Updated: September 25, 2026
Kumuram Bheem Tribal Museum also known as Komaram Bheem Memorial, Smriti Vanam and Museum is located at Jodeghat, Kerameri Mandal, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad District, Telangana, India . The site is associated with the life and martyrdom of the tribal leader Kumram Bheem and with the hillock traditionally identified as the place where he and his associates died fighting the Nizam's forces. The memorial and tribal museum form part of a modern heri…
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Sirpur Fort

Sirpur Fort

Last Updated: September 25, 2026
Sirpur Tandur (also known historically as Sirpur , Sirbar or Sarbar ) is a town and mandal in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, Telangana , situated on the right bank of the Wardha River . The site is traditionally associated with the early Gond kingdom of the Chanda line, with Gond traditions attributing its establishment as a royal centre to Bhim Ballal Singh , conventionally placed around the 9th century. The Gond capital was later transferred from…
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