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 existence of the town in the Stone Age. Its story of evolution is an interesting chapter in the volumes of the history of India.

700 BC - 300 BC : Assaka/Asmaka/Ashmaka (The 16 Mahajanapadas)
In the 6th century BC, Ashmaka, a Surya Vamsha king, established a kingdom and built the city Poudana. This city was later captured by King Karna with the help of the Nagula tribe. Consequently it is believed that the inhabitants of Poudana were descendants of the Nagula tribe and therefore were brave and fearless in nature.

300 BC - 185 BC : Mauryan Empire
Ashmaka soon moved into the hands of the Nanda kings. They were however severely defeated by Chandragupta Maurya who established his control over the territory with the help of his shrewd and intelligent Prime Minister Kautilya or Chanakya.

Mauryas were followed by the Satavahanas, Ikshwakas, Vishna Kundinas, and the Badami Chalukyas who established their sovereignty over Nizamabad. It is little wonder that their rule have sufficiently contributed in influencing its heritage and culture.

230 BC – 220 AD : Satavahanas ( Were vassals of Mauryan Empire)​

220 AD - 250 AD : Ikshvaku Tribe

250 AD - 500 AD : Vakataka Dynasty

500 AD - 543 AD : Vishnukundins

543 AD - 753 AD : Badami Chalukyas

c.641 D - 973 AD : Vemulawada Chalukyas
Vassals of Badami Chalukyas
c.641 - c.660 AD : Satyasraya Ranavikrama
Ruled from Bodhan (Nizamabad) as Capital was in service of  Pulakesi II (610 AD - 642 AD)

753 AD - 973 AD : Rashtrakuta Dynasty
In the 8th century, the Rashtrakuta king Indra Vallabha Panthya Varsha Indra Som ruled over Ashmaka. His long and effective reign led people to rename this city after its great ruler to commemorate his successfulreign. Hence Ashmaka came to be known as Indur or Indrapuri. The name remains etched in the minds and hearts of its people who wish to refer to their favorite city with its old name as an endearment. Indur soon assumed significant prominence as is evident from its reference in the religious scriptures of various Indian religions namely Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism.

973 AD - 1158 AD : Western Chalukyas / Kalyani Chalukyas (973 AD - 1189 AD)
Founder : Tailapa II Capitals : Manyakheta, Kalyani (Basavakalyan in Bidar , Karnataka)

Bodhan, Nizamabad District.
Poet Pampa Samdhi
An epigraph on samadhi, locally said to be that of poet Pampa, along some other epigraphs brought from Bodhan, the headquarters of a taluka of the name in the Nizamabad district. The samadhis are not on ground but on the fort wall. Some time ago, a contractor, it is said, started to transport earth from the fort wall, when the pillars on the samadhis which were standing in the middle of the fort wall fell down almost to the ground level. The fort wall, though built of mud, appears like a small hillock. Now the samadhi pillars are lying near Sri Linganna's house adjacent to the fort wall. As the pillars have come down as there are many samadhis besides, it is not possible to find its exact location.

It is stated in the inscription that a Jain saint by name Subhanandi attained samadhi (at Bodhan, of course). The name of Pampa finds no place in it, though the local tradition attributes the samadhi to Pampa. As we know from the Adipurana (Stanza 35 of 16th chapter) that Pampa had another name `Subha'.

1008 AD - 1015 AD : Vikramaditya V
1012 AD - 1069 AD : Mahamandalesvara Pamparasar or Pampa Permanadi or Pallavarasa
Prime Minister : Somarasa or Soma Bhattaraka
1012 AD : Ummeda Kalabhairavaswamy temple in Nandipet mandal of Nizamabad district 
The inscription, written in Telugu-Kannada script and Kannada language, records the ritual performed on the Lunar Eclipse in the month of Falguna, 1012 AD when Pallavarasa washed the feet and worshipped Somanatha Guru and donated approximately ninety acres of land to him. This was the second inscription bearing his name. The first inscription was found with his name in Nandikandi village of Sangareddy district. He was conferred the title “Pampa Permanadi.”

Sept 29, 1017 AD : chronicles the endowment of both arable and irrigated land by Somarasa Ankakara to a Jain ascetic named Prasannacharya. This learned sage was well-versed in disciplines like Yama, Niyama, Swadhyaya, Dhyana, and Samadhi, and held mastery in Ashtanga Yoga, a practice observed within Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism

1056 AD : Bodhan, Nizamabad : Of the five inscriptions copied here, four discovered in the ruined fort-wall, reveals that a place referred to as Bhaudhanya-nagara was a Jaina centre in the eleventh-twelfth centuries. Three inscriptions refer to the death, by samadhi or sannyasa, of the Jaina preceptors Subhanand, Gandavimukta-bhattaraka and Chandraprabhacharya. The fifth, in Kannada, dated Saka 978, refers to the renovation of the Indra-Narayana Temple, formerly built by Indira Vallabha of the Rashtrakuta family, consecration of the image of Vishnu therein, erection of a Garuda-pillar and gift of two villages, oil-mills, a flower-garden and the income from the toll on salt, for worship, by perggade Jogapayya.

1015 AD - 1042 AD : Jayasimha II also known as Jagadhekamalla I and Mallikamoda

1042 - 1068 AD : Someswara I
1041 AD : Gandavimukta Bhattaraka
1041 AD : Bodhan
This inscription is on pillar no-2 on the top of the fort to the north of the old village, dated Saka 963 (pavakarasa-nidhi), Vrisha, Magha su. 10. States that Gandavimukta- bhattaraka, disciple of Naganandi-bhattaraka who was himself a disciple of Nandi Siddhanta Deva attained samadhi by sanyasana at Bahudhanya-nagara.

1058 AD : Soma Bhattaraka
27th February A.D. 1058 : Chillagiri, Banswada Mandal
This inscription is on a pillar in the agricultural land. States that a certain (viz) Bana Soma Bhattaraka, made a gift of 13 marttaras of land for the daily offerings and perpetual burning of the lamp to the god Mulasthanadeva.

30th May A.D. 1056 : Bodhan
This record is incomplete. Mention the renovation of the temple of Vishnudeva and erection of a Garuda pillar and the building of the temple of Narayanadeva in the capital city of Podan, modern Bodhan by a certain Indravallabha of Rashtrakuta lineage. It also mentions a certain Perggade Jogapayya.

1059 AD : Kunepalle, Renjal Mandal.
This inscription is on a pillar near a water tank. Registers the gift of agricultural land to the god Nakares[s]vara deva for the daily rites of dhupa, dipa, naivedya and nitya annadana on the occasion of Solar eclipse. It also mentions the construction of a well, which was handed over to Divakara bhatta to look after.

1068 - 1076 AD : Someswara II
Death of Jain Chandraprabha Acharya
8th September, A.D. 1072 : Bodhan
This inscription is on a pillar in Pangalli street. It is an epitaph set up on the occasion of the death of a Jaina ascetic named Chandra Prabhadeva. It contains a lengthy description about the greatness of the deceased. He possessed worthy qualities such as ksama, satya, niyama, sauca, tapa, tyaga and samyama, besides his unparalleled proficiency in all the branches of knowledge and virtues. This great Jaina Acarya went into samadhi and attained the abode of Indra on the said Bhadrapada Krisnastami.

8th September, A.D. 1072 : Bodhan
This inscription is on a pillar on the top of the fort to the north of the old village. Records the death (through samadhi) at Bodhana of the teacher Chandraprabh-acharya who has been eulogised.

1076 AD - 1126 AD : Vikramaditya VI
1096 AD - 1099 AD : mahamandaleshwar Chandarasa
1088 AD - 1152 : Mallarasa or maha mandalesvara Malla rasa  or Mallikarjunadeva    
chief : perggada Nagavarma
1088 AD : s.1010
1096 AD : Chandrarasa Haihaya chief 
Kallur, Raichur    
The Haihayas governed from their capital at Mallat . Their allegiance was first to the Chalukyas , and later to the Yadavas. The Haihaya chiefs are styled in their inscriptions as the Lords of the city of Mahismati

1098 AD : Gundenamali, Bichkunda Mandal.
This inscription is on a pillar near Hanuman temple. The inscription states that while the king Tribhuvanamalladeva was ruling, his feudatory Caundarasaru made a gift of some agricultural land and flower garden for the daily offerings of the Lord Samgamesvara.

It also mentions a gift of land made to the benefit of Sri Bimbavagama Yemagavun da, Ranagavunda and Samgamesvaradeva.

6th December, 1098 AD : Vijadnagar, Banswada
It records the gift of land for the maintenance of the daily routine of the temple Sayirabada. The gift was placed in the custody of Rudrasakti, the priest of Nakhareswara temple of Podana. The administrative division Sayirabada might be the same as Sabbisayira known already through several Kalyana Chalukya and Kakatiya inscriptions.

20th December 1098 AD : Wajidnagar, Bichkunda Mandal
This inscription is on a pillar near the tankbund. The inscription records the gift of 10 marttars of land for the worship and daily rites as well as repairs of the temple of Somanatha by mahamandalesvara Kalicorarasar, lord of Amaravati Pura, after washing the feet of Rudrasakti Pandita, on the occasion of Uttarayana Sankranti. It also mentions the names of officers viz., Prabhu dandanayaka Simgarasa, Heggade Nagadeva nayaka of the lord (Prabhu) Mallarasa.

19th September, A.D. 1099 : Gundenambe, Madnur/Zookal
the gift of land by several Gavundas namely Kesa Gavunda, Macha Govunda daily offerings of the god Sangameswaradeva. It also mentions a gift by mahamandaleshwar Chandarasa, who made the gift through the above mentioned Gavundas, at the time of consecration of the God. The gift was kept in the hands of Sri Naranappa Pandita, the disciple of Sri Rudra Sakti Pandita, the Pontiff of the city of Bodhan.

30th March, A.D. 1105 : Bhimgal, Nizamabad District.Telugu and Kannada.
Begins with the asusual prasasti of the Western Chalukyas, followed by the mention of a certain maha mandalesvara Malla rasa, whose subordinate was perggada Nagavarma, who at the time of consecrating the Gods Rudresvara and Kesava, endowed the lands measuring 2 mas, towards the naivedya (daily offering) in the tank of Kavana, and some garden land towards the daily puja and other services such as dance, music and other instruments.

24th October A.D. 1120 : Sangam, Bodhan
This inscription is on a broken stone in the village. The inscription gives lengthy prasasti on a certain Mallikarjunadeva, a subordinate of the king Tribhuvanamalladeva and introduces his minister Brahma Sarman son of Sridhara and his brother Devana made some gift to the God Samgamesvara.

1120 AD : This inscription is on a broken stone lying in Sangameshwara temple. Fragmentary inscription. It mentions some donations to the priest of matha by a certain Sresti named Mallideva.

10th March, 1134 AD : Bheemgal.
This inscription is on a pillar near ruined Sivalayam. Records the gift of 8 marttars of Kariya (Black soil) and tota (garden land) towards the daily rites of the god Kesavadeva by Preggade Nagavarma who was in the service of mahamandalesvara Mallarasar.

1140 AD : Bodhan
This inscription is on a slab near a water tank. Mentions a certain Aliya Mallarasaru, Son-in-law of Eravarasa. It refers to some gift made by Mallarasaru to the god Siddhesvara of D[h]ronapalli. The gift particulars are not worn out.

4th June, 1152 AD : Jukkal
Nurmmadi Trailokyamalla (Tailapa-III) 
It is on a pillar in front of Hanuman temple. This inscription registers the gift of 20 and 12 marttars of land for the daily offerings and perpetual burning of the lamp to the gods Bijjesvaradeva and Nandi Betesvaradeva by mahamandalesvara Pereya Mallarasaru, during the reign of Trailokyamalladeva identifiable with Tailapa III.

1126 - 1138 AD : Bhulokamalla Someswara III
1137 AD : Soma Permanadi
Desaipet, Banswada, Nizamabad District.
It records the grant of land by a certain Soma Permanadi bearing the titles, Savalakkamalla, Sanivara Siddhi, Pampana Gandha Varana and Lord of Banavasavadi-70 etc. for the daily rituals of the God. The importance of this record lies in the fact that, for the first time it mentions the place Bansavada, identifiable with modern Banswada in Nizamabad District.

15th November A.D. 1137 : Someswaram, Banswada,
It record the gifts of land in the territory of Banswada-26 by a feudatory named Soma permanadi, who bare the titles 'Savalakkamalla' and ‘Sanivara Siddhi' towards the anga and ranga bhogas and Tribhogabhya siddhi. An interesting aspect of this record is the mention of the name of the village 'Somesvaram' which is probably named after the donor Soma permanadi or his master Somesvara III.

1138 - 1158 AD : Jagadekamalla II
mahamandalesvara Gandaya 
Varni, Nizamabad : This inscription registers the gift of 9 marttars of land to the God Talaketa deva and 12 marttars of land to the Lord Nilakamtha deva by Heggade Malliyana while mahamandalesvara Gandaya was administering the area. The gift was handed over to Ananda and Nagaraja Pandita.
    
1158 - 1323 AD : Kakatiya Dynasty Independent rule
1158 AD - 1195 AD : Rudradeva Son of Prola II
1195 AD - 1199 AD : Mahadeva Brother.
1199 AD - 1261 AD: Ganpatideva
1261 AD - 1289 AD : Rudramadevi
1289 AD - 1323 AD : Prataparudra

1310 : Malik Kafur general of Delhi Sultanate Alauddin Khilji defeated Prataprudra II and was forced to pay annual tribute to Delhi. It was probably at this time that the Koh-i-Noor diamond passed from Kakatiya ownership to that of Alauddin, along with 20,000 horses and 100 elephants

1323 : Ulug Khan son of Ghiyasuddin captured Warangal from Parataparudra II.

1323 AD - 1336 AD :  Tughlaq Dynasty (1320 AD - 1413 AD)
1323 AD - 1325 AD : Ulug Khan or Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325 AD -1351 AD)
In 1323 Indur faced its first Muslim onslaught. The brave Nagula blood flowing in their veins led them to fight fiercely with the Muslim sultans in a bid to protect their independence. However, the huge Muslim army ultimately forced them to surrender in defeat in 1323 when Ul-ug Khan captured Bodhan Fort and Kotagiri. In 1324, Indur formally came to be included in the sovereignty of the sultans.

Ghiyasuddin Tughluq's son and general Ulugh Khan (Muhammad bin Tughluq) captured Warangal in 1323, Ulugh Khan himself took over the Governorship of what is now a new province of "Teling" (Telangana) in the Sultanate. Gannaya was captured and converted to Islam, given the name Malik Maqbul and found a place in the new regime. When Ulugh Khan left for Delhi soon afterwards, he left Warangal in the charge of Malik Maqbul. Ulugh Khan succeeded Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq as the new Sultan of Delhi under the name Muhammad bin Tughluq

Bodhan. 
This inscription is on a slab in the courtyard of Deval Masjid. The Deval Masjid, as its name signifies, was originally a Hindu temple, and converted in to a mosque by Muhammad Tughlaq at the time of his deccan conquest. The plan of the building is star-shaped ; it has undergone little alteration at the hands of the moslems expecting the removal of the semi-circular chamber and the setting up a pulpit.

1325 AD - 1336 AD : Malik Maqbul or Gona Gannaya III, was a commander of the Kakatiya Empire under Prataparudra (r. 1289–1323). Marana's Markandeya Puranamu (in Telugu) names him as "Gannavibhudu" and describes him as the commander (Kataka paludu) of Warangal Fort, the capital of Kakatiyas. The term Mala Devudu (meaning "Lord") implies that he was very high up in the hierarchy.

1336 AD :  Kapaya Nayaka took control of Warangal from Malik Maqbul

1336 AD - 1368 AD : Musunuri Kapaya Nayak
1328 AD : A movement was started at Rekapalli on the bank of the Godavari under the leadership of Musunuri Prolaya Nayaka and his cousin Kapaya Nayaka

Kapaya Nayaka became the ruler in A.D.1333, after the demise of Prolaya Nayaka, and captured Warangal in 1336 AD.

Aug 3, 1347  - Feb 11, 1358 A.D : Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah 
1347 AD : In 1347 AD Bahmani Dynasty was formed by Bahman Shah who wrested deccan from delhi 

1350: Bahman Shah led his first campaign against Warangal Kingdom in 1350 and forced its ruler Kapaya Nayaka to cede to him the fortress of Kaulas in Kamareddy. Bahman Shah divided his kingdom into 4 provinces, the capitals of which are Gulbarga, Daulatabad, Ellichpur and Bidar. Bidar has Kandhar, Indur and Kaulas

1350 AD - 1518 AD : Bahmani Sultanate
In 1350 when the Bahamani kings established their hold over Indur, the city underwent another turning point in its history. For a considerable period after that till 1500 AD, the existence of Indur was seeped in confusion. It came to be ruled by the Bahamani kings as well as by the Vijayanagar kings both of whom began to force their control over Indur by turns. The fall of the Bahamani kings at the hands of the Qutub Shahi kings lent a new influence on Indur.

1509 AD – 1529 AD : Vijayanagara Empire (Tuluva dynasty) - Krishna Deva Raya Rule

1518 AD – 1687 AD : Qutbshahis / Golconda Sultanate
It came to be adorned with Qutub Shahi architecture namely forts
built at Bodhan, Kotagiri Kowlas Nala and so on.

1687 AD - 1724 AD : Mughal Empire
The Asaf Jahi occupation followed soon after.




1724 AD - 1948 AD : Asaf Jahis
With the ascent of Aurangzeb to the throne of Delhi, the Golkonda kingdoms including Indur came into the hands of the Mughals.


Indur's role in the 1857 mutiny led it to be included in the Indian union. Since it continued to remain under the aegis of the Nizams, Indur was then renamed as Nizamabad. The district of Nizamabad
finally came to be formed in 1956 AD. This marked the entry of Indur into the modern era.


Sep 17, 1948 - Oct 31, 1956 : Hyderabad State, India.


1 November, 1956 - 1 June, 2014 : Andhra Pradesh State, India

2 June, 2014 : Telangana State, India.

1905 : The modernization of Indur can be traced back to 1905 and can be marked by the laying down of railway tracks between Secunderabad and Manmad. This was the first time a mode of transport was being set up to establish faster communication between Nizamabad and the rest of the world.

1923 : In 1923 Nizamabad district witnessed the construction of the Nizam Sagar Dam. Built across the River Manjira in Achampet, it irrigates around 250,000 acres of land in the district. It is also considered to be one of the biggest irrigation projects that meet the water consumption requirements for the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

Nizamabad History has found a significant position in the annals of history. Its birth, growth and advancement towards modern civilization have ensured that it justifies its right to earn and retain that position.




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