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Kandur

Kandur is located in current Addakal Mandal, Mahabubnagar district. In old days it is also called Kandurnadu or Kandurghana had about 1,000 villages in its jurisdiction and also called Kandur-1000  Vaddavani-500 or Vaddemana-500 may be modern Nandi Vaddeman, formerly known as Vardhamaanapuram and Kodur in Nagarkurnool district is part of Kandurnadu for sometime. In Kandurnadu Pangal, Kandur, Gangapur, Jadcherla are the marketing centers Perur in Nalgonda is located in the ancient geographical division called Kandurnadu which corresponds to the modern taluks of Miriyalaguda and  Devarakonda  in Nalgonda ,  Suryapeta in Suryapet district, and Jadcherla, Mahabubnagar in Mahabubnagar district Yapaniyas were active at Saundatti, Kalbhavi and Hannikeri all situated in Belgaum district, Karnataka 940 AD :  Prthivivarma built a Jain Temple to Kareya Gana of the Mailapa Anvaya 980 AD : Mahasamanta Santivarma a grandson of Prthivivarma built in 980 a second Jain temple at...

Kodur

Kodur is called Kodurapura in olden times is located in Nagarjurnool district. Most of Nagarkurnool district, Amangal in Rangareddy district,  Devarakonda, Miryalaguda in Nalgonda district are parts of Kodurapura during Koduru branch of Kandur Chodas rule. 1046 AD : Bijjarasa 10th April, A.D. 1046 : Kurumiddi, Kalwakurthy  This inscription is on a well called Reddi bavi outside the village. Records the grant of two-thirds share of the agrahara of Kurumiddi in Koduru 300 by maneverggade Kuchimayya, on the occasion of Solar eclipse, while mahamandalesvara Koduru Bijjarasa was ruling, as the subordinate of the Western Chalukya king Trailokyamalla Somesvara-I. The record begins with the usual prasasti of the western chalukyas of Kalyana and gives a lengthy prasasti of Bijjarasa. He was described as udaramahesvaram, Satyayudhishtira, Ripubalanishturam, Saurya marthandam, Kadana prachandam, Saraswati mukha ratna bhushana. (ornament to the face of Goddess Saraswati), Samaraika bhusha...

Mahabubabad District History

Mahabubabad district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district was carved out from the erstwhile Warangal district following the re-organisation of districts in the state in October 2016. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Khammam, Bhadradri, Warangal, Mulugu and Jangaon districts. Koravi Seema  must have consisted of the regions around the modern Mahbubabad and Dornakal Junction . To the west of " Koravi Seema " lay " Anumakonda Seema ". Madhira area of current Khammam district and Kuravi, Manukota area of current Mahaboobabad Kakatiya Dynasty 895 A.D - 940 A.D : Erra / Erriya Son. Rashtrakuta vassal  Ruled from Kakatipura. According to the Bayyaram inscription, Erra ruled Kurravadi and surrounding region. 936 AD : Kusumayudha II son of Vijayaditya Gonaga Ruled Koravi region Arikesari II (930 - 955 AD) of Vemulavada Chalukya defeated Govinda IV (930 - 936) dethroned him and transferred the Rashtrakuta empire to Amogavarsha III (936 - 9...

Jagitial District History

Jagtial district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. Its headquarters is Jagtial. The district shares boundaries with Nirmal, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Sircilla and Nizamabad districts. 753 AD - 973 AD : Rashtrakuta defeated Badami Chalukyas in 753 AD. Founder : Dantidurga Dharmapuri : This undated inscription was issued by Aitavarmarasa, of the Haihaya family, whose overlord was the Rashtrakuta king Krishna. It refers to the gift of hundred mattars of land situated in the village Tumbula of Veligonda-12, as siddhaya yielding the revenue of drammas by Ayyana on the day of asterism Uttarashadha to one of the mahajanas named Revana. It also mentions the names of Dharmyara along with Mallapura, probably the capital of the Haihaya subordinate. The record may be dated palaeographically to the ninth-tenth century A.D.   Madhavaraya 1613 AD : Dhalapatiraya 15th April A.D. 1613  : Vellulla, Metpalli, Jagitial This inscription is on...

Hanumakonda District History

Hanumakonda or Hanamkonda district, (formerly Warangal Urban district) is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters are located at Hanumakonda. The district borders the districts of Jangaon, Karimnagar, Warangal, Bhupalpally and Siddipet. The district was formed in 2016 by carving out Warangal Urban district from the erstwhile Warangal district. In August 2021, the Warangal Urban district was renamed as Hanumakonda district.  753 AD - 973 AD : Rashtrakuta defeated Badami Chalukyas in 753 AD. Founder : Dantidurga Bhimarasa 872 AD : Khajipet, Hanumakonda District. Framentary. The inscription introduces Satyasraya Bhimarasa who obtained the privilege of using the pancha-maha sabdas (five musical instruments) and the status of mahasamantadhipati by serving (his overlord Amoghavarsha Sri Prithvi Vallabha Maharajadhiraja Paramesvara Bhattara) and records the grant of money to certain local officials and lays down fine...

Vikarabad District History

Vikarabad District in Telangana State, India is formed on October 11, 2016 with 18 mandals from erstwhile Rangareddy and Mahaboobnagar Districts  Vikarabad is also known as Gangawaram(Ancient name) is a town named after 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. 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 cavalry troops. Vikarabad had much natural beauty; hills and valleys, lakes and dense forests with abundant wildlife. “Hunting was a popular sport. But no outsider was allowed except Nizam and the Paigah family. The village of Machanapalli attracted lots of birds, including migratory birds and partridges. By 1898-99, the population of the newly founded town rose to 1029 - 441men, 269 women and 319 chi...

Panagal

Panagal also called Panugal, Panugallu or Panagallu or Panagallupura is located in Nalgonda district and part of Eruva region in old days. c.1040 - c.1065 : Eruva Bhima I In the Eruva line, Bhima the lord of Phanugallu-pura, was born for the rejoicing of all. Subordinate to Western Chalukya King Somesvara I (1042 - 1068). Granted the lordship of Cheraku together with its 12 villages to Cheraku Chief Kata I. c.1065 - 1077 : Tonda I son of Eruva Bhima I Subordinate to Western Chalukya King Somesvara I (1042 - 1068). Eruva Tonda , apparently , was a military commander in the army of Dandanayaka Mahapradhani Anantapalayya.  1076 AD : Jayasimha III Governor A.D. 1076 introduces the kings subordinate Bhuvanaikamalla-Vira-Nolamba with epithets Vira-Pallavanaya, Pallavakula-tilaka, Amoghavakya and Kanchipuravaresvara as governing Nolambavadi, Panungalnadu and Banavasi-desa. We know that these epithets were borne by the kings younger brother Jayasimha III who is called Trailokyamalla-Vira...

Kamareddy District History

Kamareddy district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The district shares boundaries with Medak, Nizamabad, Sangareddy, Siddipet and Rajanna Sircilla districts and with the state boundary of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Kamareddy was named after Chinakamireddy who ruled the region in the 17th century. He was also the ruler of the popular Domakonda fort. Old name of this place is KODURU Banswada is a Town and Revenue division in Kamareddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. In olden times it's called Banavasavadi-70 and is part of Sabbisayira or Sayiri, which is now part of Kamareddy district. The District is bifurcated from residual District of Nizamabad and formed as Kamareddy District from 11-10-2016 with ( 3 ) Revenue Divisions viz., Kamareddy, Banswada and Yellareddy and ( 22 ) Mandals including ( 1 ) Municipality i.e., Kamareddy. Rajampet, Bibipet, Ramareddy, Peddakodapgal and Nasrullabad are formed as new mandals apart from exi...