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Suryapet District History

Suryapet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The city of Suryapet is the district headquarters. The district has three revenue divisions Suryapet, Kodad and Huzurnagar. It is sub-divided into 23 mandals. The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Khammam, Yadadri, Jangaon and Mahabubabad districts and with Andhra Pradesh state. It is carved out from erst while Nalgonda district. Part of Amangallu-70 and Kondapalli-300 or Kondapallinadu (Huzurnagar) in olden times. Kondapalli-300 (also known as Kondapallinadu ) during Western Chalukyas of Kalyani (973-1153 CE) is located within the current boundaries of Suryapet district , specifically covering its southern and eastern regions. Its influence centered around the Huzurnagar-Kodad belt (Suryapet) and extended toward Nelakondapalli (now in Khammam district). Amangallu-70 was a core territory of the Kandur Chodas (also known as the Kanduri Cholas). While the Western Chalukya emperors were the overall sovereigns, ...
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Adilabad District History

Adilabad derives its name from the erstwhile ruler of Bijapur, Muhammad Yusuf Adil Shah First named some time before the 10th century as Edulabad or Edlawada 'Land of Oxen' in Telugu. Bommalagutta  Inscription: Adilabad was referred to as Bellalam, Sircilla as Sidhasila, Vangapalle was referred to as Vangaparru and Nedikonda as Nidumgonna. Before that, this place was under the rule of Asaf Jahis, Rashtrakutas, Chalukyas, and the Gond kings of Sirpur and Chanda. This further points to the larger population of Gonds in the area.  It lies on the border of both central and southern India which made the region vulnerable to attacks and invasions from both sides. As a result, the modern history of Adilabad is an interesting amalgamation of the Marathi and Telugu cultures. The local population of Adilabad follows traditions that are a mix of the two cultures, but these traditions have now become an integral part of the daily lives of the people. Also, the Bengali, Rajasthani and Guja...
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Khammam District History

The present name of Khammam is derived its name after a local hill, which was called as 'Stambhadri'. The town was called with different names starting with Stambhadri, Kambhadri, Kambham mettu, Khammam mettu and then finally as Khammam. 700 BC - 300 BC : Assaka/Asmaka/Ashmaka (The 16 Mahajanapadas) 300 BC - 185 BC : Mauryan Empire 230 BC – 220 AD : Satavahanas ( Were vassals of Mauryan Empire)​ 220 AD - 250 AD : Ikshvakas of Vijayapuri Nelakondapally : Excavation on the mound called Bairagi- gadda and exposed four irregular brick-walls plastered with lime. The digging yielded three copper coins issued by Vishnukundin kings and lead coins bearing elephant symbols which may be ascribed to Ikshvaku period. Nine mutilated sculptures recovered earlier from the site by the villagers, were shifted to State Museum at Vijayawada. 250 AD - 500 AD : Vakataka Dynasty 500 AD - 543 AD : Vishnukundins Nelakondapally : Excavation on the mound called Bairagi- gadda and exposed four irregula...
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Nizamabad District History

The District derived its name Nizamabad from the Nizam of Hyderabad Asaf jahi, VI who ruled Deccan during the 18th century A.D. Nizamabad was formerly known as Indur and Indrapuri supposed to have originated from the name of the king Indradatta who seems to have flourished it this region during the 5th century A.D. Nizamabad was ruled by Rashtrakutas in the 8th century, was ruled by the king "Indra Vallabha Panthya Varsha Indra Som". The city was named after him. In the year 1905 the railway line between Secundrabad and Manmad was constructed. The railway station was named after then ruler of the Nizam state "Nizam-ul-Mulk" as Nizamabad. The railway line connects Hyderabad and Mumbai. It is like North-South corridor. Has the distance of 161 km from Hyderabad and 640 km from Mumbai. Nizamabad history is dated back to the very inception of human civilization. Paleolithic tools, cooking utensils and weapons excavated at Pochampad, a site in Nizamabad, indicates the exi...
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Vikarabad District History

Vikarabad District, located in the western part of Telangana, is historically part of the Deccan plateau and Manjira river basin. The region's strategic position made it a crossroads for major South Indian dynasties. Historically, it was part of the Rashtrakuta, Chalukya, Kakatiya administrative networks and later integrated into the Hyderabad State under the Nizams. Vikarabad District in Telangana State, India was formed on October 11, 2016, with 18 mandals from the erstwhile Rangareddy and Mahaboobnagar Districts. Vikarabad is also known as Gangawaram (ancient name) and is a town named after the 5th Amir of Paigah (1881-1902) and the Prime Minister of Hyderabad, Nawab Sir Vicar-ul-Umra Bahadur. Dharur and Ananthagiri hills were known as the mini hill stations of the Deccan. The Paigah family was a noble family from the former Hyderabad State. The family maintained their own court, individual palaces, and a standing army of about fourteen thousand infantry and ca...
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Mahabubnagar District History

Mahabubnagar, formerly known as Rukmammapeta and Palamooru is a city in Mahabubnagar District of the Indian state of Telangana named after the 6th Nizam, Mahboob Ali Khan. Palamoor district belongs to "Asmaka" Janapada, which belongs to 6th century BC. According to Mahabharatha "Ashmaka" Janapada belongs to "Dakshinapatham" (Southern Part). Its capital was "POUDANYANAGARA" and later it is known as "Mulikinadu". According to Mahabharata Agastya Maharshi passed to Dakshinapatha and established a shiva temple known as "Agastheeswara Temple" on the banks of river Krishna (near to Kollapur). 304 BC - 232 BC : Great Emperor Ashoka This region was southernmost land in the Asoka's Empire in 250 BC. We find many inscriptions of Asoka near by Palamoor ,"Maski" of Raichur district of Karnataka, Erragudi of Kurnool District. 221 BC - 218 AD : Satavahana Dynasty Sathavahanas are the first Telugu rulers who ruled the south Ind...
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