Alampur

Alampuram (Hemalapuram) is a town situated in Jogulamba Gadwal district in the Indian state of Telangana.

Alampura or Hatampura in Kanne (300) is situated very near modern Kurnool Town, within its easy reach, on the opposite bank of the river Tungabhadra which runs between the places separating them as it were, the place noted for its many peculiar architectural gopuras, is a famous Saiva centre the presiding deity being Balabrahmivara with the goddess, Jogulamba, or Yogeswari.

The Tungabhadra region is the strategic place, situated on the Vengi Karnataka border and on the route between South India and the north. The Krishna-Tungabhadra doab was the meeting place and battlefield between many empires that flourished in the Deccan. The Chalukyas of Badami and Rashtrakutas of Malkhed met the Pallava of Kanchi in this region and fought a number of times, devastating the territory. Similarly, the Chalukya of Kalyani and the Cholas of the south constantly came into conflict and their forces met in this region for over a century.

Chalukya Vikramaditya had a brilliant career as a prince and the Alampur region was the central place of his activity. Even his brother, Somesvara II assigned him the governorship over Gangapadi and the territory beginning from Alampura. 

859 AD : Pragatore, Alampur
Records the grant of land as vritti (tenures) by ratti bhataralu towards the bhoga (service) of the god Lakulisvara. The grant comprises 10 martars of land to Devala Gundaya and 10 martars under krotha cheruvu. The record also mentions for the first time the term komati meaning merchant.

1028 AD : Bikkenna

1028 AD : Alampur Museum : It is a hero stone kept in the Museum. States that in S. 950, Vibhava (A. D. 1028-9) Jasinga Vallabha came with his army to conquer Kanna-nadu, and in a battle fought at Pebberi, Bikkena pierced an elephant and died. Someone erected a memorial pillar.

1051 AD - 1056 AD : Gamgayya
21st October, 1051 AD : Alampur Museum
The inscription is in another slab fixed in the Museum and it begins with a reference to the pontifical reign of Panchadasi Hataraka, the maha sthanadhipati (the chief priest) of the temple of Brahmesvaradeva, the lord of all the worlds, who manifested himself at Hatampuram (Alampur). Then it proceeds to state that while Trailokyamalladeva (Somesvara I) was ruling the kingdom of the earth, the Pandita Bhatara together with his son Pancharasi gifted, in the presence of the servants of Pancharasi-bhatara, to the Chaturjataka ascetic, some land and his house as a vritti on S. 973, Khara, Karttika Punpamu (su. 15) Somavara (Monday, 21st October, A.D. 1051; su. 14. expired at 46 and su. 15 commenced). The inscription is written by Gamgayya.

1054 AD : Somesvarasi-bhattaraka
This inscription is at the left side of the entrance into the Mahadvara. Records a gift of land to copper-smith (kamsiga) Nachoja by Somesvarasi-bhattaraka, the Maha-stanadhipati of Brahmeswara temple.

4th February, 1055 AD : Somesvarasi-bhattaraka
This inscription is dated S. 976, Jaya, Phalguna su. 5, Saturday, (A.D. 1055, Feb.4). Records a gift of land made by Somesvararasi Bhattaraka mahasthanapati of the god Brahmesvara and other temple servants.

Telugu Cholas of the Pedakallu branch

1056 AD - 1060 AD : Irugana Choda Maharaja

1056 AD : After this, Chidda-Chola appears as a feudatory of Somesvara II in a record of 1073-74 A.D. representing him as governing the four divisions called Kanne-300, Pedekal-300, Naruvadi-500 and Ayaje-300. It has been already observed that our inscription refers to him as governing the four divisions of which only Kanne-nadu is mentioned. The remaining three divisions were, therefore, Pedekal 800, Naruvadi-500 and Ayaje-300. It may be pointed out in this connection, that one Irugan chola of the same family appears as a feudatory of Somesvara I in the records of 1056-57 A.D. probably as governing the same four divisions while a certain Bijna-chola maharaja figures as governing the said divisions as a feudatory of Vikramaditya VI in 1078 A.D. 

1060 - 1078 AD : Chidda Cholamaharaja

Alampur  Inscription : The earliest mention of the chief which I have been able to trace occurs in a record of Somesvara I dated in 1059-60 A.D. when he was governing the Sindavadi-1000 division. Next he refers to it in a record of the same king dated in 1067-68 A.D. as governing the division of Ayaje-300.

Of the inscriptions of the Later Chalukyas, one, dated Saka 989 (A.D. 1067) and belonging to the reign of king Trailokyamalladeva (Somesvara I) refers to his feudatory Maha- mandalesvara Chiddanachola-maharaja as governing Ayaje-300 and records a gift of three hundred gadyanas of gold at the rate of one gadyana fan each village in the said division to the temple of Brahmesvara at Alampura. Two other inscriptions, both belonging to the reign of Bhuvanaikamalla (Somesvara II), are dated Saka 997 (A.D. 1075) and 998 (A.D. 1076) respectively. 

The former mentions Mahamandalesvara Chiddanachola-maharaja as the feudatory governing Kanne-300, while the latter refers to Dandanayaka Naranamayya of Vatsa-kula. 

28th December 1074 A.D. : Bichapalli, Alampur Taluk, Mahabubnagar district. : Western Chalukya.
Sanskrit and Kannada.

The date of the inscription occurs in lines 25-33 as Saka 996, Ananda, Pushya su. 8, Sunday. The date corresponds to the 28th December 1074 A.D. king's feudatory Mahamandalesvara Chidda-cholamabaraja as governing the four divisions, of which only the Kanne-nadu is mentioned, after obtaining them, evidently from the king, as a fief called vila-vritti, the exact significance of which is not known. The chief is stated to have undertaken an expedition (dig- vijaga) against a certain Seguna probably Seunachandra II (1050 AD - 1074 AD) and to have defeated and captured him.

A fourth epigraph belonging to king Tribhuvanamalla (Vikramaditya VI) is dated in the Chalukya-Vikrama year 2 (A.D. 1077-78) and mentions the king's feuda-tory Mallamaharaja of the Vaidumba family, who was governing Ayaje-300. These subordinates of the king figure in the epigraphs as donors to the temple of Brahmesvara at Alampura.

1078 AD - 1081 AD : Mallamaharaja 

24th December 1078 AD : Alampur
This inscription is on a slab placed in the local museum, dated Chalukya-Vikrama 2, Kalayukta, Pushya ba. 3, Monday, Uttarayana-samkranti=1078 A.D. December 24. Records a gift of the village Langanavavi as paramesvaradatti to god Brahmesvara at Alampura by Mahamandalesvara Mallamaharaja of the Vaidumba family, while he was administering the gift. Published in Telangana Sasanamulu, pp. 126-27, No. 26.

The Vaidumba chief of Kalukadapura Mahamahdalehara Malla Maharaja is mentioned in two inscriptions at Alampur dated in A.D. 1079 and 1081 as the ruler of Aize 300 under the suzerainty of Vikramaditya VI. This chief is also said to be ‘the Lord of Kalukada.

This inscription is dated C.V.E......Rudri, Jayestha Amavasya, Solar eclipse. The inscription introduces the king's feudatory Mahamandalesvara Mallamanaraja of the Vaidumba family with titles. He is said to be the lord of Kalukadapura governing the district of Ayaje three hundred. It seems to register the gift of a village to mahasthanadhipati, Brahmarasi Bhattara for the worship etc. in the temple of Brahmesvara.

This inscription is dated C.V.E.2, Kalayukta, Pushya ba. 3, Monday, Uttarayana Samkranti. Registers an endowment of Langanavavi to Somesvararasi Bhattaraka mahasthanapati for the benefit of Brahmesvara by mahamandalesvara Malla Maharaja of the vaidumba family who was administering Ayaja-300.

14th November, 1080 AD : Alampur
This inscription is on a slab placed in the local museum, dated Chalukya-Vikrama 4, Rudra, Pushya amavasye, solar eclipse=1080 A.D. November 14. Records a gift of two villages Moneyuru and Nadumivade to god Brahmesvara at Alampura by Mahamandalesvara Mallamaharaja of the Vaidumba family, while he was administering the gift.

1079 AD : Bijjana Chola Maharaja
Bijjana Chola Maharaja was ruling over Kanne-300 Pedakallu-800 Naravádi-500 from Etagiri in 1079 A.D. (SIL. IX-1.147). As the record mentions Pedakallu as the place wherein the land donated lay, it is likely that this Chola prince has some relationship with this Ghatiyankakara.

1079 AD : Chola Mangarasa

1079 AD : Chola Mangarasa was ruling over Rodda-300 and Kaniyakallu 300-in A.D. 1079

1082 AD : This inscription is on a stone near the Museum. States that while Vikramaditya was ruling preggada Mallapayya made a gift to the God Brahmesvara deva after offering oblations to Vyomasiva pandita, along with the entire pancha rasi Pedmura parivaram.

This inscription is on a slab in the local museum. Records a gift of Undaveli, Baruveli, Gudiyuru and Kadamburu in Ajaye-300 and another village in Kanne-300 to god Brahmesvara by the chief queen. The gift was made over to Dharanindrarasi-pandita.

1088 AD : Ballaya Chola Maharaja

Another Telugu Chola ‘Kumarankusam’, Ballaya Chola Maharaja was ruling over Sindavādi-1000 in A.D. 1088 and his subordinate Mahamandalesvara Chikkarasa of Nambulige of the Mahavali Bána family made some grant of land (SII IX-1.157).

1088 AD : Abharana Chola Maharaja 

of the Karikála family was ruling over the Narmadacha-200,000 in A.D.1088

1089 AD : Vallabarasa

Pundur : (C.V. Prabhava, Telangana Ins. No. cha.28) we find a record of Chalukya Vikramaditya VI, mentioning a subordinate called Mahamandalesvara Vallabarasa, granting lands. 

24th March 1103 AD : Alampur
Damaged. Records a gift of the village Chillars on the back of the Tungabhadra situated in Kanne-300 as a sarvvanamasya to god Brahmesvara by the queen Maleyamatidevi. The recipient of the temples.

1103 AD : Alampur.
This inscription is on a slab in the Museum. Records the donation of Ballera village in the Kannesima on the banks of the Tungabhadra river to Devaracharya muni pandita of Brahmesvara temple for the renovation of temple and for anga bhogas by chief queen Abhinava Sarasvati, wife of Vikramaditya VI as sarvanamasya.

1107 AD - 1109 AD : Ghatiyankakara Choda

"Ghatiyankakara'' which is a title and not a name. Probably he was more popular by his title than by his name but what is curious is, for the Telugu Chola it appears to be now and was originally borne by the Nolamba Pallavas.

The frequent presence of Telugu Chola records from A.D. 1107 onwards suggests that there was some necessity for renewed activity in this region. This is followed up by another in A.D.1109, as we have already seen, with the slight change in name Ghatiyankarája instead of Ghatiyankakára.

1107 AD - 1116 AD : Mallarasa

1107 AD : Alampur

This is a Telugu Chola inscription of the time of Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI of the Western Chilukyas of Kalyani dated in the Chilukya Vikrama year, 31 Vyaya, Uttarayana Sankranti from a stone slab unearthed recently near the Balabrahmesvara temple in the village of Alampur

Registers a grant of land, a village whose name is lost (la..madu) in Pedakallu-500 for the worship of the god and for the maintenance of the temple Brahmēsvara at Alampur, entrusted to the care of the priest of the place (? stanadhipati) Dharanindrarási Pandita, after washing his feet.

1109 AD, as we have already seen, with the slight change in name Ghatiyankarája instead of Ghatiyankakára.

The mention of the name of Chalukya Vikramaditya VI, Tribhuvanamalla ruling from the nelevidu of Kalyána and a Telugu Chola of the status of a Mahamandalesvara as his subordinate with Pedakallu as the place where the land was granted clearly show the influence of the Kalyani rulers over the Telugu Cholas of the Pedakallu branch in particular and the latter's importance in helping the imperial family in maintaining the empire against enemies.

11th June, 1108 AD : Alampur Museum
This inscription is on a slab lying down in the Museum. Damaged. Seems to begin with the invocation of Brahmesvaradeva of Hatampura and Tribhuvanamalladeva and Kalyana. It is stated that in C.V. 33 Sarvadhari.... Amavasya and Brihaspativara; Surya grahana (Thursday, 11th June A.D. 1108), Tribhuvanamalladeva's chief Queen (name lost) surnamed Abhinava Sarasvati made a gift of Damagattale in Kanne (300) to the god Brahmesvaradeva, established at Hatampura (Alampur) the western gateway Srisailam for the anga-bhoga of the god, and white washing and repairs etc., of the temple. The gift appears to have been made after washing the feet of Dharanindrarasi pandita.

1109 AD : Alampur
This inscription is dated C.V.E. 32, Sarvajit-Uttarayana Samkranti. Records the grant of Villages in Aije-300 to the god Brahmesvara of Alampura by Abhinava Sarasvati, probably Chanda Devi the chief queen of Tribhuvanamalladeva.

1109 AD : Alampur
This inscription is dated C.V.E. 32, Sarvajit, Uttarayana Samkranti (A.D. 1107, Dec. 25, Wed ?). Records the gift of income from certain taxes and fines collected in the village Kandanavola on the Tungabhadra to the god Brahmesvara by Mahamandalesvara Mallarasa lord of Koduru, after loving the feet of mahasthsanapati Dharanindrarasi Pandita.

1114 AD : Alampur
This inscription is on a stone by the side of Brahmesvara temple. Registers a gift to perform bhogas of Brahmesvara deva and for renovation of the temple and white washing by the chief queen Mahadevi of Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya. She was praised as Dvitiya Lakshmi, Abhinava Sarasvati, Visalavakshasthala nivasi, Madhura vachana rachana nari, and a gem in Kas'yapa gotra.

1115 AD : Alampur
This inscription is at the main entrance of Brahmesvaralaya. It records a gift for the renovation, white washing, anga - bhogas and five rituals of the God Brahmesvara deva, to Sthanadhipati Vitaranendra rasi pandita by mahamandalesvara Sri Mallarasa.

1150 AD - 1154 AD : Hallavarasa

25th June, 1151 AD : Alampur,
This inscription is from the two sides of a pillar from Yoga-Narasimha temple. Records a gift of land to god Madhavadeva by Chakama, wife of Nagadeva-nayaka who was the padihara (pratihara) of Mahamandalesvara Hallavarasa.

1153 AD : Alampur
This inscription is dated S. 1075 (mistake for 1073), Prajapati. Registers a gift of land to god Madhava by Chakama, wife of Nagadeva Nayaka holding the office of door keeper of Mahamandalesvara Hallavarasa.

Kalachuris of Kalyani

1178 AD - 1183 AD : Ahavamalla

11th January, 1182 AD : Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal District

This inscription is of the time of the Kalachuri king Ahavamalla, son of Bijjala. It cites the date, his 4th regnal year, Magha s.u. 5, Monday. This date regularly corresponds to A.D. 1182, January 11.

This inscription is on two sides of a pillar in the Suryanarayana temple. Records a gift of income from several taxes, for offerings and maintenance of a perpetual lamp in the temple of Gavaresa by the Ayyavole-500 svamis, nanadesis, mummuri-dandas, Kannada-4000 and the Stalas of several places who had assembled as mahanadu at Dakshina-Varanasi, i.e. Alampura. Sthanapati Kesavarasi was the recipient of the gift.

1262 AD : Alampur.
The inscription dated in Saka 1184 (A.D. 1262) , records the renovation of a pillar (kambam) of the temple of Brahmesvaradeva by Bammisetti for the merit of Cheraku-Murari Ketaya, Danay-Murari Immadi-Devaya, Dushtarankusa Annaya and Jagadala Marayya.

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Mancherial District History

Mancherial district was created out of Adilabad district in 2016 during the general reorganization of districts in Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Mancherial town. It is surrounded by Komaram Bheem, Nirmal, Jagtial, Peddapalli and Bhupalpally districts of Telangana and with Maharashtra state.

Mancherial is said to get its name from the term ‘Manchi Revu’ as the place is on the banks of river Godavari. It is believed that later Manchi Revu was westernized as Mancherial.

Mancherial is previously called as "GARMILLA". 

Jurassic Period

Yamanapalli or Vemanpalli Dinosaur Fossil

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Negligent Telangana government has no plans for a fossil park
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Mesolithic paintings of Mancherial

Mesolithic cave paintings found in Thaatimattayya hills of Buggagattu forest in Mancherial district of Telangana State.

700 BC - 300 BC : Asmaka 
Founder : Unknown (Believed to be Asmaka)
Capitals : Potana or Potali or Paudanya of Mahabharata or today's Bodhan.
Languages : Prakrit
Religion : Budhism, Jainism, Hinduism

c.300 BC - 232 BC : Mauryan Empire (322 BC –185 BC)
Founder : Chandragupta Maurya (320 BC - 298 BC)
Capital : Pataliputra
Languages : Prakrit
Religion : Budhism, Jainism, Brahmanism

c. 232 BC - c. 208 AD : Pre-Satavahana and Satavahana Dynasty
Excavations in kotilingala found punch marked coins of Pre Satavahana rulers
Rano Gobhadasa, Siri Kama, Sirivaya, Siri Naransa, Rano Sama Govasa
Siri Satavhanasa, Rano Siri Sataka Rinisa, Rano Siri Simukha Satavahanasa, Rano Siri Satakanasa, Rano Siri Pulomavisa, Mahatalavarasa, Maha Senapthi Sagamanasa, Salakasa, Mahatalavara Sivakhada, Maharathi Sivakanasa

208 AD - c. 320 AD : Ikshvakus
Founder : Vashishthiputra Sri Santamula (Santamula I) : 208 - c. 250 AD

c. 320 AD - 340 AD : Pallava Dynasty (275 AD - 897 AD)
Pallavas were initially feudatories of Satavahanas and later ruled independently from Kanchipuram.

c. 340 - 477 A.D : Vakataka Dynasty (250 AD - 500 AD)
Founder : Vindhyashakti (250 AD - 270 AD)
Capitals : Vatsagulma, the present day Washim in Maharashtra.
Languages : Maharashtri Prakrit, Sanskrit
Religion : Budhism, Hinduism

c. 477 AD to 611 AD : Vishnukundins (380 AD - 611 AD)

Madhavavarma II (456 AD - 504 AD)

Wife : Vakataka Princess Mahadevi
Ruled at least 48 years
The reign of Madhavavarma was a golden age in the history of the Vishnukundins. It was during this period, the small Vishnukundin dynasty rose to imperial heights.

611 AD - 753 AD : Badami Chalukyas (543 AD - 753 AD)
Founder : Pulakeshin I
Capitals : Badami
Languages : Kannada, Sanskrit
Religion : Jainism, Hinduism

753 AD - 973 AD : Rashtrakuta Dynasty of Manyakheta
Founder : Dantidurga 

Capital : Manyakheta
Languages : Kannada, Sanskrit
Religion : Jainism, Hinduism

753 AD to 973 AD : Vemulavada Chalukyas (vassals of Rashtrakuta Dynasty) ruled Karimnagar and Nizamabad. One of the famous chalukya dynasties, who ruled the North-Western part of Telangana region  were the vemulawada chalukyas. Pulakesin-II, the Badami Chalukya king was the originator of this dynasty. Ten generations of this dynasty ruled the region with vemulawada of Karimnagar district as their capital. Their kingdom began with the Rashtrakutas and ended also with Rashtrakutas.

930 - 958 AD : Arikesari II son of Narasimha II and Jakavve
Wife : Revakanirmadi (daughter of Rashtrakuta Indra III 914 - 929)
He was the son of Narasimha II by queen Jakavve, probably a sister of Rashtrakuta emperor Indra III. He married Revakanimmadi, a daughter of Indra III and another Rashtrakuta princess named Lokambika.

His reign considered as golden period for Nizamabad and Karimnagar.

12th July, 940 AD : Chennur, Mancherial District.
This inscription is on a pillar near the dhvajastambha in the Siva temple, dated Saka 863, Sarvari, Sravana su. 5, Sunday=940 A.D., July 12. The Saka year was current. Seems to record a grant of an agrahara on the bank of the Godavari to Tammayya of Nanayuru by Baddega, son of Gunagarasa of the Chalukya family and a subordinate of Arikesari-arasa who is himself described as a scion of the Chalukya family and as feudatory of the Rashtrakuta king (Tribhuvanamalla-vamanta-chuda-mani).

c.958 - c.960 AD : Vagaraja
Ruled from Gangadhara as Capital
Patronized Somadevasuri, the author of Yasastilaka Champu who described the king as Pada-padmopajivi a worshipper of the feet of the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III. indicating the declining power of Vemulawada Chalukyas.

c.960 - c.965 AD : Bhadradeva / Baddega II
Ruled from Vemulawada as Capital
The bommalagutta region flourished as a center of Jainism during his rule.

c.965 - c.973 AD : Arikesari III son of Baddega II
Ruled from Vemulawada as a Vassal of Krishna III (939 - 967)

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

1158 AD - 1323 AD : Kakatiya Dynasty
Founder : Venna
Capitals : Anumakonda(Hanumakonda), Orugallu / Ekasilanagara (Warangal)
Languages : Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada
Religion : Jainism, Hinduism (Saivism)

1199 AD : Allamprolaraja

During the time of mighty Kakatiya ruler , Ganapathi Deva , this part of the country was ruled by his vassal one Allum Prolaraju

26th December A.D. 1199 : Manthena, 

This inscription is on a pillar in the Hanuman temple near the tank called Tamma cheruvu. The record refers itself to the first regnal year of Kakatiya Ganapatideva. A chief named Allamprolaraja, who was ruling over Chennuridesa is stated to have made with the consent of the king Ganapatideva, a grant of land to Manchibhattopadyaya, the priest of the latter, the object of the grant being to enable the donee to construct a village and a tank in it. The gift land is stated to have been bounded by Godavari on the south. The donee Manchibhattopadhyaya accordingly founded a village and excavated a tank in the said land and gave house sites to brahmanas of Mantrakuta. He also installed temples for Kesavadeva and Mahadeva and gave a garden to the god Gopijanavallabha of Mantrakuta.

1323 AD - 1336 AD : Tughlaq Dynasty (1320 AD - 1413 AD)
1323 AD - 1325 AD : Ulug Khan or Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325 AD -1351 AD)
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

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.

Kapaya Nayaka took control of Warangal from Malik Maqbul or Mala Yugandharudu in 1336 and thus also of a wider swathe of eastern Telangana that was governed from there.

1336 AD - 1368 AD : Musunuri Kapaya Nayaka (1333 AD - 1368 AD)
Kapaya Nayaka led a larger rebellion against the Tughluq rule, driving it out of Warangal in 1336. According to the Kaluvacheru grant of Anithalli, a female member of the Panta Reddi clan in 1423, Kapaya Nayaka was assisted by 75 Nayakas. The grant also states that Prolaya Vema Reddi was one among these 75 Nayakas.

Rachakonda Kingdom
1368 AD - 1383 AD : Anavotha nayaka (1361 AD - 1383 AD)
Capital : Rachakonda
Anapota I and Mada I attacked Musunuri Kapaya Nayaka for the control of Warangal fort, they defeated and killed him at Bhimavaram battle in 1368 AD.

Ainavolu sasanam of Anapotanayaka describes him in possession of Tribhuvanagiri(Bhongir), Orugallu and Singavaram forts and took the title of “Tribhuvana Rayarao’. With this victory his kingdom stretched upto Godavari in the North, Srisailam in the South, Bahamani kingdom in the West, and Kondaveedu in the East.

1383 AD - 1399 AD : Recherla Singama nayaka-II / Singabhupala-II
After Anapotanayaka his son Singamanedu II ascended the throne of Rachakonda. Singam Nayaka II was also known as “Sarvajna Singa Bhupala” and he was a great writer and poet.

Before coming to the throne he captured the fort of Kalyani in Gulbarga district. It appears that he went to Karnataka to help the Bahamani kings and took this fort during the campaign.

1399 AD -1421 AD : Recherla Anavotha nayaka-II 

After Singhabhupala II his son Immadi Anapotanayaka came to the throne in 1399 AD. He is also known as Kumara Anapotanayaka and Pinnamanayaka. He is a contemporary of the Bahamani sultan Firoz Shah. The burden of saving his kingdom from Bukkaraya fell on him. As per Velugotivari Vamsavali he saved 10,000 people from Metuku (Medak) Fort. It is possible that Bukkaraya went up to Medak fort victorious and laid seize to it and Anapotanayaka relieved and saved the garrison during this campaign.

1403 AD : Peddiraju Anantaraju, who was a vassal during reign of king Anapota-II 
Dyavanapalli Satyanarayana, who deciphered the inscription says that the ruler’s name in inscription is mentioned as Peddiraju Anantaraju, who was a vassal during reign of king Anapota-II who used to rule from Rachakonda in the present day Nalgonda district.Satyanarayana points out that even now people residing in the area have either Peddiraju or a modified form of the word, Peddi or Peddulu in their names. Name of the present priest in a famous temple located in the fort is Peddulu. 

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Runza or Runjha or Raunza or Runja

Runza  or Runjha or Raunza or Runja is a percussion musical instrument and a rare folk art from Telangana and it belongs to the Vishwakarma community, who take it as a sacred commitment. 

Avajamu, Dangaramu, Veeranamu are different synonyms for Ruza. A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument.

Runja is a two-faced drum of the medieval times. It had a uniformly cylindrical body, 13½ inches long. Each face had a diameter of 8 inches, fitted with rings over the edge.

Brass ia also used in the making of Runza. Its height is about 3 or 3 1/2 feet. The upper part is covered with goats skin, eleven holes are made above and below and eleven chord are tightly tied all over so as to make a sling (utter in Telugu). The Runzas bend the instrument slantwise, press it firmly with knee and by pulling the strings with their hands and using slender bamboo sticks, produce musical notes rapidly.

There is a legend about the origin of Runza. According to that, Vishwakamra was requested to provide the drums for the marriage of Parvathi and Parmeshwara. Then Viswakarma killed the giant called Rounjaka, made a Runza out of his skin and produced 32 kinds of melodious notes by playing on it. Vishwakaram Puranam explains that the marriage and Parameshwara was conducted with that Runza only.

Runza troupe usually consists of six members. Two members out of six, play on Thalas (cymbals) and the other two members play on Ruza, the remaining two members play on Sonnai or Kommuburas

Carrying an ancient art form in their hearts and minds are these professional story tellers of Telangana. With the help of scrolls or music instruments, these families narrate tailor-made stories from epics and mythological tales to particular Telugu communities. Faced with starvation and uncertainty amidst the pandemic, these nomadic groups now want to be the last generation to live off telling stories. The art will not be passed on to our children, they will not suffer like we did- they say.

Amar Runja, is one of the handful musicians in the country today who can play this ferocious sounding instrument. He narrates the story of the God, Vishwakarma, who is believed to be the creator of the universe.

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Kollipaka or Kolanupaka

Kolanupaka is said to be known by different names in the past, Bimbavatipuram, Kottiyapaka, Kollihaka, Kollipaka and Kolanpak, Kollipakanadu is located in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district.
Vikrama- ditya VI in 1076 who ruled for half a century in whose period Kollipaka enjoyed peaceful life . There are six inscriptions of this king in Kollipaka. During Vikramaditya VI's ( A.D. 1076-1126 ) reign , his son Somesvara governed many Mandalas of the kingdom with his headquarters at Kollipaka
Kollipaka was a great military centre and Jain centre too, Kumara Tailapa constructed a Jain temple at Kollipaka .

Kollipaka - 9000

Kollipaka-7000
Pembarthi 

Rashtrakutas
Ratta Dynasty (875-1250)
Ratta dynasty was a minor Indian dynasty who ruled over the Belagavi region of modern Karnataka as a branch of Rashtrakutas and it is held by some authorities that the Rattas were Raddis ( Kan . Radderu ) . It is certain that they still claim descent from Hem Ratti , who , in their tradition, was the son of Kudavakkal and brother of Kurupi. The Raddis speak Kanarese, but some use Telugu as their home tongue.

846 AD - 888 AD : Sankarganda I
Jaffarghad, Warangal District.This inscription is inscribed on a rock-wall of the tank near the Narasimhaswamy temple on the hill (Velpugonda). The inscription is composed in beautiful Kannada verses of the 10th century A.D. It begins with the description of the general Panara of the Rashtrakuta lineage, possessing garuda lanchhana. Certain Sankaraganda of this line of chiefs is said to have constructed the tank on the hill Velpugonda. There is a mention of the king Amoghavarsha Nrupatunga I (r. 814 – 878 CE), of the main Rashṭrakuta line.

25th September, 846 AD : Mallikarjuna Palli, Sadasivpet Taluk, Medak.
This inscription is on a slab in front of Mallikarjuna temple of the village. This inscription was badly worn out and damaged. It registers the gift of 12 marttars of land and one marttar of wetland as per rajamana, to the temple of Isvara of Piriya Pippari, by Kommana, lord of Panuravadi - 27000 while Sankaraganda was administering the area, after washing the feet of the priest Bankeya and another marttar of wetland in the same gramam as Siddhaya. It also registers the gift of land to the Jinalaya of Munipalle by Permmanadi Devaraya of Pippari. Vasudeva bhatara of Munipalle was the engraver.

888 AD : An inscription belonging to 888 AD was found on a rock at Mettugutta hillock at Kazipet. An archaeology and history enthusiast Sunil Samudrala found the inscription in Telugu script under the feet of an idol of the 15th Jain Tirthankara Dharmanatha, also known as Jino Brahama.

Many ruined Jain temples or shrines and sculptures can be seen in Warangal, Hanmakonda, Kazipet and Madikonda as evidence of the influence of Jainism.

He said a Jain temple/shrine known as ‘Jaina Basadi’ was also identified at Mettugutta. It is said that many Jaina Basadis were built by Mahamandaleshwarudu Shankaragandaras of Kolanupaka during Rashtrakuta rulers period (753 AD – 982 AD).

Chalukyas of Kalyana (973 AD - 1163 AD)
Kolanupaka, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District.
Feudatories of Western Chalukyas
Haihaya ChiefsChanda
Nimba
Allapuli
Chanda bhupalaka II

913 AD - 972 AD: Ayyana or Ayyanayya (Nurmadi Dhavala) and Gommarasa I
913 AD : Padaturu, Nalgonda
This Kannada inscription, engraved on a pillar, set up in front of Ramalingesvarasvami temple, belongs to the reign of Rashtrakuta king Nityavarsha (Khottiga or Amoghavarsha IV (r. 967–972 CE). It refers to mahasamanta Nurmadi dhavala and to his subordinate chief Gommarasa, who was administering Kollipaka nadu-7000 division. Dated Saka 835, Srimukha (A.D 913), it registers the grant of several lands along with income from tax siddhaya by Chamangamunda, son of Aydamayya, to the temple raised by the former. Aydamayya is stated to have been ruling over Padaturu.

Nurmadi Tailapa II claimed descent from the earlier Chalukyas of Vatapi (Badami), and initially ruled as a Rashtrakuta vassal from the Tardavadi-1000 province in the modern Bijapur district of Karnataka. When the Rashtrakuta power declined following an invasion by the Paramara king Siyaka, Tailapa overthrew the Rashtrakuta king Karka II, and established a new dynasty.

972 AD : Manthapuri, Bhuvanagiri
This inscription is on a stone pillar near the old temple near the tank outside the village. The record does not refer to any overlord. Certain Maha-Samantadhipati named Ayyanayya, who bears the titles, Ranadhira, Nurmadi-dhavala, Nanniya-Meru etc., is stated to have made a gift of garden, and lands according to Rajamana to the deity Ranadhiresvara, obviously, installed after his own title by Kuchi [Go]ravaru in the village Manthapura. The aruvana of the land for the two crops is twenty pons.

972 AD - 979 AD : Santivarmarasa

There is only one inscription in the Volume (No. 18) which belongs to the reign of Taila II, the founder of the later family of the Chalukyas, known to students of history as the Chalukyas of Kalyana. It is dated in A.D. 980 and mentions the Ratta feudatory Mahasamanta Santivarmarasa

979 AD : Korapara Revarasa
24th December 979 AD : Sitaramapalli, Gazwel Taluk, Medak District.
This inscription is inscribed in the field of Sri Narasayya called Akkalaguddam. This inscription records the gift of the income viz., Siddhaya of 125 gadyanas and bhatta of 120 visas out wet land (Khandugas) to the Brahmanas of Velura included within the Baliya Ravipola by Revarasa in confirmation of the earlier grant made by certain Sankaraganda. Baliya Ravipola is said to have been included in the Medaku 366. The Brahmanas are 8 Prabhus and 100 Mahajanas. The queen was also mentioned among the other executors of the gift. The names of the witnesses were mentioned. 

1015 AD : Rajendra Chola of Chola dynasty killed Ayyana II (1014 AD -1015 AD) in battle and occupied Kollipaka region.
Jayasimha II (1015 - 1042 AD) also known as Jagadhekamalla I and Mallikamoda
Jayasimha II fought with cholas and recaptured kollipaka region.

1027 AD - 1032 AD : Revarasa
Mūradi Gaṇḍa was the title of Rēvarasa thus taking him to be the son of Chanda II

Mahasamanta Dandanatha Rebbarasa mentioned in a record of A.D. 1027
1032 AD - 1042 AD : Nannapaya
1032 AD : Kolanupaka This record in Kannada range in data from Saka 954 (A.D. 1032) in the reign of Jagadekamalla (Jayasimha) refers to an endowment of the village Gadicheruvu included in Anemargge-70 by the king's maneverggade Nannapaya for offerings to the god Nanni- Narayana.
1033 AD : Kolanupaka.
4th January A.D. 1033 : Telugu and Kannada.
This inscription is on a stone in the Chandikamba temple. It seems that a certain Nanni Kamiyavve, gave a gift of land as Sarvanamasya to the god Gadicherumula in Akemarga-70.

Kolanupaka : This inscription is on a stone in the temple of Chandikamba. States that, while the Chalukya emperor Jagadekamalladeva was ruling the kingdom of the earth, his Manevarggada Nannapayya seems to have made some gift to the temple of Chandikamba. The priest Srita Chandradeva is stated to have been the manager of the temple.

1040 AD : Mahasamanta Bikkarasa of Kollipaka15th February, 1040 AD : Akkaram, Gazvel
This inscription is on a pillar set up in the Mosque. The inscription records the gift of gadde land measuring 1000 marttars in the village Baliya Kurumariya-36 to Jnanesvara Pandita, after washing his feet at the instance of certain Ballavarasa, towards repairs and daily rites of the temple by Ayvabadevi, wife of mahasamanta Bikkarasa of Kollipaka.

1042 AD - 1054 AD : Kommanayya or Kommanayyarasa10th July, 1046 AD : Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
This inscription on the pillars dug out from the main street in the village. Seems to record the remission of taxes (?) by the settis, gamundas and the prajes of Kollipake while mahamandalesvara Kommanayyarasa was ruling over Kollipake-7000.

March 10. 1047 AD : Kolanupaka.
This inscription is in Kannada prose dated Saka 696 Vyaya, Chaitra Sukla 11, Monday. The Saka year does not agree with Vyaya but it tallies with Sarvajit. The week day also differs in both cases. However, it roughly corresponds to A.D. 1047, March 10, when Saka 969 is taken.

The inscription belongs to the reign of Chalukya Trailokyamalla as ruling from Kollapura and refers to his feudatory Mahamandalesvara Kommanayya as administering Kollipaka-7,000. The main contents of the grant portion are damaged.

1047 AD : Kolanupaka
Of the inscriptions of Somesvara, the earliest, dated Saka 968, records a remission of taxes by Kommanayyarasa, who ruled over Kollipake-7000 division; the next, dated Saka 969 (A.D. 1047), records a gift of income on the levy on salt (lavana) for the upkeep of a tank by the 'six settis' and 'one hundred and twenty' nagaras, obviously of Kollipake.

1064 AD : Buddharasa
27th August,1064 AD : Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri Mandal. : Western Chalukya
The inscription refers to the prosperous reign of Chalukya Trailokyamalladeva, ruling from Kalyana and introduces his subordinate Mahamandalesvara Buddharasa, who bears a string of titles. At his instance his minister Pergade Kavanayya is stated to have given certain privileges with regard to the collection of dues in the amgadi in favour of certain Kalapasetti.

1034 AD - 1077 AD: Aggalarasa or Ganga Permanadi Aggeyarasa

1034 AD : S. 956 Saidapur record mentions Aggalarasa, and expert in medicine and surgery

1050 AD : Kolkuru : Dated Saka 972 the inscription registers some gift by Pampa Pennmanadi on the occasion of Pattoddhati of the Yuvaraja Bijjarasa while Trailokyamalladevarasa was ruling the kingdom

1067 AD Koteya Bhimarasa
1067 AD : Somesvara inscription dated Saka 973 (A.D. 1051) refers to the king as ruling from Payithana. Two more epigraphs of this king, dated Saka 986 and 989, mention respectively his feudatories Buddha- varasa and Koteya Bhimarasa, of whom the latter, bearing the epithet Manya- katakapuravaresvara, is stated to have been the governor of Kollipake-7000.

30th April 1067 AD : Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
This inscription is on a stone slab in the ceiling of the Chandika shrine. The inscription refers to the prosperous reign of the Chalukya king Trailokyamalladeva. His subordinate Mahamandalesvara Kote Bhimarasar who bears a string of titles, is stated to have made the gift of all the minor taxes of the devabhoga village Gadicheruvu included in Mandhenapura-70 to the god Sri Svayambhu Somesvara and Nanninarayana Vishnudeva of the capital Kollipaka, while he was governing the province of Kollipaka-7000. Bhimarasar bears the title Dhanyakatakapuravaresvara, the Lord of the town of Dhanyakataka, which is identifiable with the famous Dharanikota near Amaravati. His other epithets are Gandabherunda, [chi?]dpuli- vadhu-mangalasutra-harana, Chamundaraya-Chanura Murantaka, Kaligada mogadakai, Siddhi Cholamrigasardüla, Mallachola mastaka sula, etc. This Bhima is probably Bhima I of the Kota family of Dharanikota. It is note-worthy that he joined the service of the Chalukya king Trailokyamalla and fought against the Cholas in the coastal region.

1065 AD - 1077 AD : Asagarasa
8th September, 1065 AD : Mulugu, Gazvel Taluk, Medak.
Asagarasar, bearing the title Kollipakeyagova.
This inscription is on a pillar near the Panchayat office. The inscription seems to confer the office of the headmenship on Kati raddi and Mini raddi in the presence of the Mahajanas of Baliya Molugu-30 falling within Chandanapura-1000 by Raviyaparaja, the ruler. The names of witnesses are mentioned.

22nd October,1067 AD : Kolanupaka.This inscription is on the Jayastambha near the stream. It states that, while the Chalukya emperor Trailokyamalladeva was ruling the kingdom from the nelevidu of Samparavadi and his subordinate Mahasara Amilarasa was governing the Kollipaka-7,000, the karanams headed by Perggada Appanaya and Rabbisetti of Navapura settled the details of tala vritti granted by the emperor, by means of copper plate charter to Mahasamanta Sankaraganda of the Rashtrakuta family for the Ravundaya basadi built by him. The inscription is damaged and the details of the tala vritti described in it are not quite intelligible.

1067 AD : Asagesvara in Chilkuru the capital town of Umabalika 70 by Mahamandalesvara , Asagamarasa of the Ratta lineage . Governor of Kollipaka 2100 and Sabbi 1000 and gifts of a garden and 100 mattars of land by him for Nritya , geeta , feeding

1074 AD : Sangamarasa
1074 AD : Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
This inscription is on the pillar dug out from the main street in the village, dated S. 996, Ananda, Uttarayana samkranti (A.D. 1074). Registers a gift of one matter of land to the brahmana Surayya by mahamandalesvara Sangamarasa who bears among others the epithet Lattalurpuravaresvara.

24th December, 1074 AD : Kolanupaka : Kannada
This inscription in Kannada prose is one of the few in which the name of the King is omitted. It is dated Saka 996 Ananda Uttarayana Samkranti (A.D. 1074 December 24, Wednesday).

24th December, 1074 AD : Kolanupaka : Kannada
This inscription in Kannada prose is one of the few in which the name of the King is omitted. It is dated Saka 996 Ananda Uttarayana Samkranti (A.D. 1074 December 24, Wednesday).

2nd March, 1075 AD : Kolanupaka.
Bhuvanaika Malladeva, Somesvara II
This inscription is on a stone lying near the Boddu Rayi in the village. States that, while the Chalukya emperor, Bhuvanaikamalladeva was ruling the kingdom of the earth from the nelevidu Bankapura, his subordinate Mahamandalesvara Asagamarasa, the governor of Kollipaka-7000 who bears among others, the titles of Rattaradheya and Lattalurpuravaresvara granted to Trailokyamalla Rebbi Setti of Kollipaka, the capital (rajadhani), the setti-sumka of that place, the house-site in front of the Kotthara pertaining to the domain of the Chief (arasa- samya) the house-site in front of the palace and Jagatigere.

1077 AD : Asagarasa No. 12 dated April 1077- overlord's name missing.

1077 AD around 3 months : Eruva Tondaya
8th May, 1077 AD : Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
This inscription is on a pillar in the museum within the compound of the Somesvara temple. Records a gift of forty sheep for a perpetual lamp to god Somesvaradeva of Kollipake by Eruva Tondarasa, De[ma]rasa and Kamana

Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri Mandal.
This inscription is on two lintels of the small Nandi mandapa in the Museum. One single inscriptional pillar has been vertically broken into two pieces for the purpose of two lintels of the mandapa. The inscription is very important in deciding the commencement of Tribhuvanamalla's reign. This date is some day in April A.D. 1077. The following number of Eruva Tondaya is dated in May A.D. 1077, and it does not mention the overlord. Its next number in 14, of Sankaragandarasa dated in August of the same year mentions Tribhuvanamalla as overlord. Surprisingly the present record belongs to [Asa]gamarasa, with the same titles as of No. 14, but dated earlier than that of Tondaya. How this Choda chief came in between the two records in Nos. 12 and 14 at the same place probably belonging to the chief of the same family within a gap of just three-four months is not known.

1077 AD - 1081 AD: Sankaragandarasa
27th August and 3rd September, A.D. 1077 : Kolanupaka.
This inscription in Kannada prose is dated Saka 999 Pingala, Bhadrapada Shukla Adivara. The tithi is not mentioned. There are two Sundays in that fortnight, August 27 and September 3 of A.D. 1077.
While Chalukya Tribhuvanamalla was ruling at Kalyana his feudatory mahamandalesvara Sankaragandarasar who was attributed with titles as Lattalurpuravaresvara, Ratta martanda, Kollipakeya gova etc., ordered all the merchant guilds at Kollipaka to pay taxes at the rate of one gadyana for each shop per annum for the enjoyment of Perggada Kavanayya and other karanams.
It is evident from the titles that Sankaragandarasar belonged to a Rashtrakuta family.

Asagarasa No. 12 dated April 1077- overlord's name missing.
Eruva Tondaya No. 13 dated 8th May 1077- overlord not mentioned.
Sankaragandarasa No. 14 dated 27 August 1077, overlord Tribhuvanamalla.

1081 AD : Kamarasar
Parichhedi chiefs of Guntur claim in their records that they were installed originally by Trinayana Pallava.
24th December, 1081 AD : Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
This inscription is on a huge stone pillar lying near boddu rayi in the village. The inscription in Kannada poetry and prose, begins with the eulogy of the Chaļukya kings Trailokyamalla, son of Jagadekamalla and former son, Vikramaditya Tribhuvanamalladeva. The latter's subordinate was Kamarasar, son of Pandanripa of the Durjaya family. Panda's father is said to have been Ganda whose father again was Panda. Thus the lineage of Kamarasar, is Panda-Ganda-Panda and Kama. It is interesting to note that similar names occur in the genealogy of the Parichhedi chiefs of the coastal region who also claim to have been born in the family of Durjaya. It is further interesting to notice that the Parichhedi chiefs designate themselves as the lords of Kollipaka-7000 region (SII. IV- 986 and 1106). The present record states that Kamarasa obtained Kollipaka-7000 from the emperor Tribhuvanamalla through a copper plate grant, probably during the same year i.e. C.V.6. Therefore it is not unlikely that Kama of the present record might have been one of the ancestors of the Parichhedi chiefs. He is said to have defeated the kings of Utkala, Kerala, Kalinga, Dravila and Magadha, obviously participating in the expeditions of his overlord, over those countries.

The present inscription registers the grant of Manugalu (village) as sarvanamasya to the Saiva ascetic Srikantha pandita, disciple of Isanasakti-pandita, again a disciple of Gokarnarasipandita of the Bhujangavali sect. Srikantha-pandita is said to have been a great scholar in several branches of learning like Tarka, Vyakarana etc. This and the inscription at Charda are identical except for the description of the Saiva ascetics Srikantha pandita and his preceptors who are not mentioned in the Charda record.

1082 AD : Gundamayya
19th May A.D. 1082. : Kolanupaka.
This inscription is on a stone in the field of the Gollas. States that, while the Chalukya emperor Tribhuvanamalladeva was ruling the kingdom of the earth from the nelevidu of Kalyana, mahapradhana Maneverggada Dandanayaka Gundamayya who bears among others the titles of Chalukya-rama Rajya Lakshmi Latavarddhana and Saraswati-kucha kalasakalita- vyakta muktabharana, made at the command of Lakshmadevi, a gift of certain sumka, in Burugapalli, the bhatta-grama of Punniya Raddi, the Saudhara of Kollipakke-7000 in C.V.7 Dundubhi, Jyeshtha ba.5 Adivara. This date is irregular for Jyeshtha ba.5 corresponds to Thursday not Sunday. The date intended seems to be Thursday, 19th May, A.D. 1082.

1088 AD - 1097 AD : Tondaya II Chola Maharaja24 December 1088 AD : Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
This inscription dated C.V.E. 13, Vibhava, Uttarayana Samkranti. (A.D. 1088, Dec. 24 ?) It records the gift of the land and other gifts to the God Uttar vara by the king's feudatory Mahamandalesvara Tondarasa Chola Maharaja of Kanduru, of the solar race and Karikala lineage who was ruling Kollipaka seven thousand. The inscription gives the Spiritual lineage of Kalamukha monk Ramesvara Pandita into whose hands the gift was made. The lineage is traced from Ramesvara Pandita I, his disciple Devabhakti Pandita, Kadaresvara Pandita and Ramesvara Pandita II. The gift was made for the anga bhoga and Rangabhoga of the god, the maintenance of the students studying there and a satra.

25th December, A.D. 1091 Thus in all we have four records of Tondaya-Chola maharaja, dates ranging from the Chalukya Vikrama years 12-16 (1088-92 A.D.).

1091 AD : An unpublished epigraph from Panugallu dated C.V. 15 set up by Bhima's eldest son Tondaya registers some vrittis granted by him to a brahman who carried the ashes of his father Kandūru Bhima Chōda to Ganga for immersing them in that holy river.

States that while the Chalukya Emperor Vikramaditya-VI was ruling, his feudatory mahamandalesvara Kanduri Tondaya Chola Maharaja, Lord of Kodurupura administering authority over Kollipaka-7000, made a gift to the temple of the God Vishnu, towards the anga and ranga bhogas of the God. It also states that previously a gift was made, on S.954, Angirasa, Ashadha, ba:15, Monday, (A.D. 1032) to the God Mallinatha, by Jagadekamalladeva. The gift consisted of 20 tanks, in Anemargo, situated in Kollipaka-7000 as free from all encumbrances. There is another incomplete record on the same slab which contains the prasasti of Amanaverggade Nannapayya, who was the Mahamatya of Jagadekamalla

Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
Tribhuvanamalla ruling from Kalyana
Records a gift of the village Rachervu in Kodada-12 for worship and offerings to god Vishnudeva by Tondayachodamaharaja of Kanduru, who was ruling over Kollipake-7000. The contents are repeated again in a verse at the end.

1097 AD : Kolanupaka : This damaged inscription refers to the reign of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI. The details of the date are missing.

It introduces the king’s feudatory Mahamandalesvara Tondaya Choladevamaharaja, of the solar race and Karikala’s lineage, lord of the foremost town of Kolur, who was ruling the province of the Kollipake-Seven-Thousand.

Udayachoda I (Kandur), Bhimachoda III (Kandur/Vardhamanapuram), Gokarnachoda I (Panugallu) are the sons of Tonda II.

1097 AD - 1098 AD : Kalachuri Chiddarasa
1097 AD : Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
This inscription is on a stone near the Somesvara temple. The record refers to the prosperous reign of Chalukya Tribhuvanamalladeva ruling from Kalyana. His subordinate dandanayaka Chiddarasar ruling Kollipaka-7000 is stated to have granted the village Baliya Pakugutu, situated in Kodada-12 for the amga-bhoga and ramga-bhoga of the god Somesvara. Some other gift is also recorded at the end for a perpetual lamp to the same deity. Seems to be incomplete.

25th December 1098 AD: Kolanupaka Inscription Registers a gift of the village Pakugunte situated in Kodada-12 free of all taxes to god Somesvara of Kollipake by heri-eandai-vigrahi dandanayaka Chiddarasa who was ruling over Kollipike-7000. Records also another gift of house for a perpetual lamp to the same day by a certain Somarasa.

1104 AD : Kanduru Bhimana Choda Maharaja
31st December, 1104 AD : Kolanupaka.
This inscription is on a stone slab in the fields. It states that, while Chalukya emperor Tribhuvanamalladeva was ruling the ever increasing prosperous kingdom from the nelevidu of Kalyana, Kanduru Bhimana Choda Maharaja of the lineage of Karikala Kasyapa-gotra granted lordship over Bhaditippaparti included in Cheraku-70 included in the Irrama-300, of Kanduru- 1100 bada, making it agrahara to Kavaliya Brahmadevayya. The inscription bears at the end signatures of (1) Kavaliya Brahmadevayya, (2) Rajadhyaksha Jogadevayya (3) Sarvadhyaksha Peggada Komanayya and (4) Peggada Irugamayya.

1104 AD - 1107 AD: Paramara JagaddevaSomala of the Mahishapurapala family (probably the dynasty of Mahishapura kings), who was the son of Sadiga and grandson of Simhavarman and was serving Jagaddeva as Mahamatya Mahasandhivigrah in Mahaprachanda dandanayaka.

13th March 1104 AD : This lengthy inscription in Sanskrit verse describes the Paramara rulers of Malava whose primaeval ancestor was born in the sacrificial fire of the sage Vasistha near the Arbuda mountain. A later king of this family was Udayaditya whose son was Jagaddeva. This prince endeared himself to the great Chalukya emperor Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI who treated him as his own son. While Jagaddeva was governing the province a Mahamandalesvara, the king's general Somala Dandanayaka holding the designations, Great Minister and High officer in charge of Peace and war, constructed the temple of Jagaddeva Narayana in his capital Kollipaka for the prosperity of the kingdom.
The epigraph is dated the Chalukya Vikrama year 29, Tarana, Chaitra purnima, Sunday, lunar eclipse. This date regularly corresponds to A.D. 1104, March 13. On this day Jagaddeva granted with the king`s approval the village Piriya Pembariti for worship and offerings, etc. in the above temple hen we are told about the city of Mahitapura (probably Mahisapura) and the subordinate chief Somala of the Mahishapurapala family (probably the dynasty of Mahishapura kings), who was the son of Sãdiga and grandson of Simhavarman and was serving Jagaddeva as Mahamatya Mahasandhivigrah in Mahaprachanda dandanayaka. This Somala made provisions for the maintenance, worship and for repair etc., of the temple called Jagaddeva Narayanapura built at Kollipakapura (i.e. Kolanupaka in the Nalgonda District) which was the place of his residence and his rajyadhisthana, i.e. the headquarters of his estate. The inscription is dated in the year 29 of the Chalukya-Vikrama era, the cyclic year Tarana, Sunday the full moon of Chaitra, on the occasion of a lunar eclipse. The date regularly corresponds to the 13th March, 1104 A.D. The gift land was made a sarvanamasya deva-bhoga apparently for the merit of both Vikramaditya VI and Jagaddeva.

6th April, 1106 AD : Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
Telugu and Kannada. This inscription is on a stone pillar unearthed. The record introduces the prince Jagaddeva who is said to have been the son of Udayaditya and grandson of Gondala of the Paramara line in which great kings like Sri Harsha, Munja, Sindala, Bhojadeva and others were born.

8th April A.D. 1106 AD : Kolanupaka.
This inscription is in Sanskrit verse and prose. It is dated Chalukya Vikrama year (3) 1 Vyaya, Vaisakha Sukla Aksha trtiya (3), Sunday (A.D. 1106 April, 8).

Jagaddeva of the Paramara dynasty set up this inscription. It gives some valuable details regarding his arrival to these parts from his native town Dhara. He was brought by Tribhuvanamalla (Vikramaditya VI) from Dhara after the latter's conquest over those parts and appointed him as Mahamandalesvara of Kollipaka, seven thousand. Jagaddeva granted a village named Goshtipadu to the god Brahmesvara installed by Brahmadeva Nayaka son of Dhakkana Nayaka at Bhuvanagiri which was a fort belonging to the King (Vallabhasya durga sthani bhute) for the maintenance of anga ranga bhogas etc., to the god and for feeding the ascetics residing probably in a matha attached to the temple and engaged in the study of Vedas.

1107 AD - 1126 AD : Kumara Somesvara
mahapradhana banasaverggade Anantapala dandanayaka.
Mahapradhani : Kailasarasa, Asigarasa
Dandanayakas : Kalimayya, Tikkapayya

7th July, 1107 AD : This inscription is on a broken stone pillar lying in the Mukha mandapa of Somesvara temple. It is mentioned in the record that Suryagrahana (solar eclipse) was the occasion of the gift. But the tithi being Purnima and that a lunar eclipse occurred on that day, the mention of solar eclipse seems to be an oversight by the composer or scribe.

The record is partly damaged. It seems to record that Kumara Somesvara made some gifts to the Parshwanath Jinalaya in the village of Chappaliya, Timtrini-gachchha, Kranurgana and Padmanandi Siddhantadeva are mentioned.

25th December 1107 AD : Kolanupaka
Tribhuvanamalla, ruling from Kalyanapura.
Registers the gift of income derived from the taxes vattaparikaya, and kavalidere of the village Piriya-Pembariti belonging to the temple and situated in Holalu-12 for worship and offerings to god Jagaddeva-narayana by mahapradhana banasaverggade Anantapala- dandanayaka.


1108 AD : This inscription is in the Somesvara temple. The inscription refers to the prosperous reign of the Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla ruling from Kalyana and introduces his minister Banasaverggede Dandanayaka Anantapala. His officer Kirvvatleya-Voddaravula-dabbu pannaya named Gopatiyayya is stated to have made the gift of one Ganda Dwipa (perpetual lamp) to the god Somesvara of Kollipaka included in his area. The merchant guild of the place had made the gift of some levy on the amgadis or shops.

1109 AD : Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
This inscription is on the foundation stone of the temple. This record seems to have been set up by Kumara Somesvara, on the said date, probably during his first stay at Kollipaka, replacing Jagaddeva of the Paramara family. His antahpuraverggede is stated to have made some gift. The prince Gangapermadi (Kumara Somesvara) is attributed with the conquest of the countries of Chola, Pamchala, Malava, Chera, Gurjara and Simhala.

Kolanupaka Inscription States that while Tribhuvanamalla was ruling, his son Kumara Somesvara, was exercising authority over Kolipaka-7000, when, Sandhivigrahi Dandanayaka Kalimayya, at the request of Asagarasa made a gift of 12 mas of gadde land to the west of Jagaddhu narayanapura, in Ramakkeri, to the temple of Mallikarjuna, built by Dandanayaka Tikamayya.

Mahamandalesvara Kailasarasa of Tardavadi and a subordinate of Subhatungadeva . We known that the epithet subhatungideva was characteristic of the Imperial Rashtrakutas

29th October 1110 AD : Kolanupaka
This inscription in Kannada prose, is dated Chalukya Vikrama year 35 Vikriti, Kartika Sukla 15, lunar eclipse (A.D. 1110 October 29th, Saturday night Lunar eclipse).
It records that while Chalukya Tribhuvanamalla was ruling his son Kumara Somesvara had granted two mattars of wetland to Aditya Bhatta Somayaji on the occasion of the lunar eclipse, in the presence of mahapradhani Kailyarasa in the Kolipaka Nadu.
Prince Somesvara is mentioned with Western Ganga titles which probably indicate that he descended on his mother's side from the royal family of the Western Gangas.

Kolanupaka :12th December A.D. 1111 : Telugu and Kannada
The inscription begins with the usual prasasti of the Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla and introduces his son Kumara Somesvara with all his titles. His dandanayaka Kalimayya, requesting his master, is said to have granted three mattars of wetland near the Ramal tank, to the west of Jagaddeva Narayana-manya, to the god Mallikarjuna, installed by his brother Tikkapayya, who was also a dandanayaka at Kollipaka. He also granted another 3 mattars of wetland to Brahmesvara deva installed by his son-in-law Brahmadeva-nayaka.

June, 1112 AD : Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
This inscription in Sanskrit verse and prose belongs to Chalukya Kumara Somesvara. It is dated Chalukya Vikrama year 37, Nandana, Dakshinayana Samkranti (A. D. 1112 June).

It begins with the invocation to the bore-incarnate of Vishnu. Then follows the description of Ahavamalla and his son Tribhuvanamalla Somesvara, the latter's son, is introduced with all his epithets and said to be the lord of Kollipaka desa. He granted ten nivartanas of wetland at the big canal-head of the big tank in the village Nellutu in Kaluvi cheda-forty to Kesavabhattopadhyaya of Sandilya gotra and son of Mayura nayaka on the occasion of Dakshinayana Samkranti. Two more grants were also made by him on the same occasion: one of ten nivartanas of land at the canal-head of the small tank in the village Vaddagi cheruvu to Golanabhattopadhyaya of Harita gotra and the other, consisting of ten nivartanasin the same Nellutu village to Vamanabhatta of Bharadvaja gotra. Each of the three individuals was also granted forty nivartanas of dry land and two house sites in the respective villages.

The inscription refers to the prosperous reign of the king Chalukya Tribhuvanamalladeva, and introduces the prince Kumara Somesvara, who bears a string of titles and is stated to have made a gift of ten mattars of niru-nela (wetland) to the brahmana named Adityabhatta Somayaji, on the occasion of the lunar eclipse. Another gift of 12 mattars in Gomdura of Kollipaka-nadu and 12 mattars in Ittakayala village, included in Kollipaka- 1000 as paramesvaradatti Mahapradhana Sandhi vigrahi dandanayaka Kalimarasar executed the order.

March 24, 1125 AD: Kolanupaka - It registers gift of the village Panupura to the goddess Ambika of the locality Ambaratilaka, situated in his capital Kollipake by Mahamandalesvara Chalukya Ganga- permadi Kumara Somesvara at the request of Sayimayya, army-commander of Kollipake-Two- Thousand. The goddess Ambika must be the Sasanadevata of the Jaina Tirthankara Neminatha. A mighty general of Somesvara was Svamideva or Sayimayya Dandanayaka.

Udayachoda II (1136 AD - 1178 AD) and Muppana Nayaka
Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
Fragmentary. Records a gift of fifty sheep for a perpetual lamp obviously to god Somesvara by Muppama-nayaka, a servant of Udayana Choda-maharaja. Also records similar gifts for perpetual lamps by other individuals whose names however are not clear.

Varmayya
Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
Jagadekamalla II (1138 - 1158 AD)
The inscription is copied from five fragmentary pieces. The date portion is missing Palaeographically it may be assigned to 12th century A.D. i.e to the reign of Jagadekamalla II. His Dandanayaka, certain Varmayya seems to have made some gift of land measuring 300 mattars on the occasion of the installation of some deity, certain dikshaguru (Pampa) Permanadigalu is said to have made the gift of 3 mattars of land and one mattar of flower garden. Some other gifts are also stated.

Paricchedis
The Pericchedis are also mentioned as vassals of the Chalukyas. According to V. Rama Chandra Rao, they were connected to the ancient Chedi. The Pericchedis had two branches, with Kollipaka and Bezawada their capitals. Paricchedis had the title Kollipakapuravarādhisvara

Paricchedis were staunch patrons of Hindu Dharma in contrast to the Chalukyas, who initially were patrons of Jainism.

Paricchedis of Kollipaka, the Chagis of Gudimetta and the Paliavas of Guntur mentioned in their records that Trilochana Paliava

It is believed that Vishnukundina Madhava Varma along with members of the other three gotras conquered the Salankayanas and established their rule. Some of the feudal kingoms of this time were the Kotas, Chagis, and Paricchedi. The Paricchedis Kings were ancestors of the Pusapati royal family who built Bezawada (Modern Vijayawada) off the river Krishna by 626 AD and another capital in Kollipaka establishing themselves for nine centuries there. They are considered to be descendants of one of the earliest Maharana’s of Mewar, who migrated to south during 7th century. They were staunch patrons of Hindu Dharma in contrast to the Chalukyas, who initially were patrons of Jainism.

1279 AD : Nissamka Poti Nayaka
27th December A.D. 1279 : Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri
The inscription after the invocation of the gods Varaha, Ganesa and moon, introduces the line of kings called Durjayas, born from the shoulder of Brahma. In that line of Durjaya, were born the Kakatiya kings, Prola and his son [Rudra] and his younger brother Mahadeva. His son was Ganapatideva, whose daughter was Rudradevi. Her husband was Virabhadra. To Mahadeva, the elder [brother of Virabhadra] of the Chalukya family was born Indusekhara. His lemka, a subordinate, was Nissamka Potinayaka whose parents were Machinayaka and Madachi. The inscription, afterwards states that Potinayaka caused a canal called Vamsavardhana - kulya to be dug and that Indusekhara made a gift of thirty nivartanas (of land) for the worship of the god Somanatha.
Poti Nayaka and Proli Nayaka fought fiercely against Kalinga Vira Bhanudeva I, son and successor of Narasimha I,and his accomplices Arjuna Deva, the Matsya chief of Oddadi and others, inflicting a crushing defeat on them.

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Jangaon District History

973 AD - 1163 AD : Western Chalukyas of Kalyani

973 AD - 997 AD : Tailapa II

997 - 1008 AD : Satyasraya

1008 - 1015 AD : Vikramaditya V

1010 AD : Bhimarasa

1010 AD : Pallagutta
This inscription is on the pillar in the Museum and dated as S, 933 Sadharana falls in S. 932 and not in 933, A.D. 1010. Mentions certain Maha Samantadhipati who bore epithets Sahaja Turaga Vidyadhara and Ranamukha Bhairava. It registers the gift of flower garden and dwelling site, towards the perpetual lamp and daily offerings to the God (name lost). Bhimarasa mentioned in this record seems to be identical with samanta Kesari Bhimarasa. a feudatory of Satyasraya who held Banawasi from 1002 to 1006.

1058 AD - 1079 AD : Sankaraganda of Kandura
Tummalagudem, Ramannapet Taluk. 
11th century. Telugu and Kannada.
This inscription is on four sides of a stone pillar of the ruined temple near Indrapalagutta. Third side is not copied, it is touching the wall.

It is registered as a gift of some wetland by a certain Mahasamantadhipati Sankaragandarasa, who bears the title Rattarameru, to the Jayadhira Jinalaya. He seems to be identical with his name sake mentioned in the undated Akunuru epigraph who stated be governing Kollipakanadu-20000 (Ins. of A. P. Warangal Dist. No. 3 and the unpublished epigraph unearthed recently at Kadivendi, both in Jangaon Taluk).

1107 AD - 1126 AD : Kumara Somesvara
Mahapradhani : Savipayya also referred to as Swami dandanatha, Savideva, and Savidandadhipa
Dandanayakas : Kalimayya, Tikkapayya

Guduru, Jangaon.
24th December A.D. 1124
This inscription is inscribed on the four sides of a stone pillar set up in the village. It is stated that while the Chalukys emperor Tribhuvanamalladava was ruling the earth from his nelevidu, at Jayanthipura, his son Chalukya Ganga Permmadi Kumara Somesvara Deva the governor of Kollipaka-7000, at the request of Savipayya his mahapradhana and mane-verggade and the dandanayaka, of the said province, made a gift of the village of Bammarige in the vicinity of Velpugonda-24 in C.V. 49 Krodhi, Pushya ba. 1, Budhavara (A.D. 1124, December 24) for the anga-range-bhogus of the Mallesvaradeva of Gumuduru.

The inscription describes the achievements of Kumara Somesvara and the greatness of his maha-pradhana Savipayya who is also referred to as Swami dandanatha, Savideva, and Savidandadhipa. The former is said to have won victory over the Chola and the Ganga kings, and burnt in the fire of his anger the Kalinga-traya i.e., the three Kalingas. The latter is said to have been famous for his prowess, liberality and beauty.

Natavadi Chiefs

1104 AD - 1157 AD : Durga or Duggabhupa or Natavadi Duggaraja 

He issued records of him own. His earliest inscription is from Nidikonda in Jangaon district dated in the 29th year of C.V. era. Corresponding to December 24, 1104 AD. Durga is mentioned as Dugga and Duggaraja in the record and as Duggabhupathi in the Inugurti record of his son Budha.

24th December, 1104 AD : Nidikonda, Jangaon District.
Dated C.V.E. 29, Tarana, Uttarayana Samkranti, (A.D. 1104, Dec. 24). Introduced king feudatory Mandalika Duggarasa lord of Natavadi region and records his gift of land to the temple Muppesvara constructed by his wife.Subordinate of Vikramaditya VI of the Chalukyas of Kalyani. Durgaraja’s loyalty to Chalukyas might have continued throughout the reigns if Vikramaditya VI and Somesvara III till about 1140 AD.

1106 AD : C.V 29 inscription of Duggaraja

Kakatiya Prola II (1116 - 1157) married Muppamamba, sister of Durga.

24th December A.D. 1104 : Nidigonda
States that Muppamambika, wife of Duggabhupa, of Natavadi family and a subordinate of the Chalukya emperor Tribhuvanamalladeva built the temple of Muppesvaradeva and that Mandalika Duggarasa granted on the occasion of Uttarayaṇa sankranti, in the year Tarana, corresponding to C.V. 29 (mistake for 26), (24th December, A.D. 1104) 2 martars of paddy field and 20 martars of karamba behind the Rattasamudra tank and his wife gave Nerapugunta of Gundami Banda for the anga bhoga of the god and feeding the pujaris.

1158 AD - 1323 AD : Kakatiya Dynasty

1157 AD - 1201 AD : Natavadi Budha 

1201 AD - 1248 AD : Natavadi Rudra
1219 AD : Nidigonda, Jangaon Taluk, Warangal District.
This inscription is on a broken stone near the old Shiva temple (at present in the office premises). Fragmentary. This and the following Kundavaram inscription are identical, accepting the portions pertaining to the grants. The present inscription situated in the temple premises might have been intended to record the construction of the temple and granting of some endowments to the same by Kundamamba wife of Natavadi Rudra and sister of Kakatiya Ganapatideva

1219 AD : Kundamba, wife of Natavadi Rudra and sister of Ganapatideva gifted village vemulatonta renaming to Kundavaram in Jangaon.

30th December, A.D. 1209.  : Tripurantakam, Markapur Taluk, Prakasam District. 

This inscription is on four faces of a pillar set up in the linga on the north side of the Kitchen in the Tripurantantakesvara. It states that Melambika, sister of Kakatiya Ganapatideva and wife of Malla-Rudra, son of Buddaraja, chief of Natavadi consecrated the image of Mailambikesvara in the temple of Tripurantaka and endowed it with land in the village of Dittalu. Gives the Kakatiya genealogy.

22nd April, A.D. 1213 : Kundavaram, Adilabad District.
This inscription opens with the expression avighamastu followed by prayer to Varaha, which was the insignia of the lords of the Kakatiya family. The inscription gives the genealogy of the Kakatiya family from Tribhuvanamalla (Beta II). His son was Prola II; and his son was Rudra. Rudra`s capital Orumgallu is described as having had roads called Soma-vidhi and Surya-vidhi. Rudra`s younger brother was Mahadeva to whom were born Ganapati and Kundala-mahadevi or Kundamamba from his queen Bayyalamahadevi. Kundala-mahadevi was given in marriage to Natavadi Rudra, the son of Buddha-bhupala. Her son was Madhava also known as Mahadeva. She is stated to have given away Kundapura-agrahara, named after herself, to several brahmanas belonging to different gotras, details of which are given. The gift village was situated on the north bank of the river Godavari.

Kundamamba is also stated to have built the temples of Kundesvara, Hari and Sun as a trikuta resembling the amnaya-tritaya, i.e. three vedas. She also excavated the tank called Kunda-samudram. It is further stated that all the three Viz., Kudapura-agrahara, the Kundesvara temple and the tank Kundasamudra were located on the northern bank of the Gautami. Record is made of the brahmanas making a grant of four nivartanas of land to the gods Siva, Vishnu and Sun. the details of the boundaries of the gift land are given. The inscription was composed by Balabharati-kavi.

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Nagavarma I

Name : Nagavarma I

Died : 21st February, 993 AD
Occupation : Poet, writer, and grammarian 

Notable Work : Karnataka Kadambari and Chandombhudhi

Nagavarma I was a noted Jain writer and poet in the Kannada language. His two important works, both of which are extant, are Karnātaka Kādambari, a champu (mixed prose-verse metre) based romance novel and an adaptation of Bana's Sanskrit Kādambari, and Chandōmbudhi (also spelt Chhandombudhi, lit, "Ocean of prosody" or "Ocean of metres"), the earliest available work on Kannada prosody which Nāgavarma I claims would command the respect even of poet Kalidasa

Jain Brāhmans are the Brahmins or Brāhmans who follow Jainism.

Nagavarma I was patronised by King Rakkasa Ganga (also called Rachamalla V, 986–999 CE) of the Western Ganga Dynasty.

Nagavarma - l in his Kādambari states that he received horses from Bhoja which were imported from Kalinga, Kāmbhōja and Bahlika countries. Aśvasāhaṇi was the officer who looked after the horses meant for warfare

 

21st February, A.D. 993 : Devulapalli, Narasapur Taluk, Medak.
Kannada
This inscription is on a pillar outside the village in the bushes. It records the death of Nagavarma Pandita, a follower of Jaina faith and extols his greatness.

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Sangareddy District History

Sangareddy district, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. This district contains a part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region. The district shares boundaries with Medak, Medchal, Vikarabad, Kamareddy and Rangareddy districts and with the state boundary of Karnataka.
Sangareddy District is bifurcated from Medak district according to G.O.M.S 239; Dt: 11-10-2016 by Government of Telangana. Medak district is divided into three districts. They are Sangareddy District
Medak District, Siddipet District

Sangareddy Municipality was constituted in 1954 and is classified as a first grade municipality with 31 election wards. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 13.69 km (5.29 sq mi).
Economy

IIT Hyderabad was established in 2008 near to Sangareddy at Kandi Mandal. And also JNTUH College of Engineering Sultanpur at Sultanpur which is near by the city has been established recently.
Road

Kosavala or Kasavula-70 which corresponds to the present day combined districts of Medak (Medaku-30)  and Nizamabad

753 AD - 973 AD : Rashtrakuta defeated Badami Chalukyas in 753 AD.
Founder : Dantidurga
939 AD - 967 AD : Krishna III

946 AD : Kommana of Panduravadi 30th August, 946 AD : Mallikarjun Palli, Sadasivapeta
Kannada and Telugu-Kannada. This inscription is inscribed on a stone slab in front of the Mallikarjuna Swamy temple. And very much worn out. Mentions Maha Samantha Kommana of Panduravadi, who made a gift of wetland measuring 2 marttars as siddhaya as per the thirty span rod, the rajamana in the grama Baliya Pipparige after washing the feet of Bankeyabhattaraka of Isvaralaya. Also refers to Rechayya of the Ayyavamsa, making a (details not legible) corollary gift of land in the grama of Pipparige.

In about 974 the Nolambas were overrun by the Ganga king Marasimha, who boasts of having destroyed the Nolamba family and had the title Nolambakulantaka. He actually ruled for a time over the Nolambavadi country among other provinces. Next, not long after this Ganga conquest, the Cholas appear to have started spreading their tentacles in the Nolamba regions.

We do have inscriptions indicating conflicts between Cholas and the Nolambas. In at least two records from the Kolar district we have a Nolamdhiraja Chorayya as a Nolamba-Pallava ruler under Chola Rajaraja in 1010 AD. It is only after the revival and re-establishment of the Chalukya power in the north that Nolamba Pallavas went over from the Cholas to Chalukyas. But with the change in their allegiance there was a change in their capital to Kampala on the Tungabhadra, to the west of Bellary

Nolamba chiefs, subordinate to the Ganga kings

973 AD - 1163 AD ( 973 AD - 1200 AD) : Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
Founder : Tailapa II
973 - 997 AD : Tailapa II
973 AD : Mahamandalesvara Soma Permanadi or Somarasar
10th April, A.D. 973 : Koraprolu, Medak District.
This inscription is dated S. 895, Srimukha Vaisakha su. 5, Thursday. (A.D. 973, April 10). The king's feudatory, Mahamandalesvara Soma Permanadi was governing Koraprola in Kasavula-seventy from the capital Koraprola. The inscription records land grants to the god Bibbesvara constructed by his father Bibbarasa. This is the earliest record of the Chalukyas of Kalyana in Telangana as it is dated in the regnal year of Tailapa II, the founder of the Chalukya dynasty.

Revarasa ruler of Medaku-30 belonged to Maṭura vamsa, with his headquarters at Balia Ravipol. 

979 AD : Revarasa 25th March, A.D. 979 : Sitarampalli, Gazvel Taluk, Medak.
The inscription is on a pillar in the fields of Narasayya. It records the gift of Veluru agrahara, in confirmation of the earlier one, made in favour of Pambalapala Vennayya, the brahmana, by Samkaraganda, in the cyclic year Vrishabha [921 A.D.] The present donor Revarasa ruler of Medaku-30 belonged to Maṭura vamsa, with his headquarters at Balia Ravipol. The members who confirmed the gift were the eight Prabhus and one hundred mahajanas of Velluru. The actual gift comprised the Siddhaya, accrued out of the lands which include Regadu. The gift was made in the presence of Adityaya, Revayaegavunda, Kuchiraju of Ravipol, Doppelige Naranayya, Bejaya Gavunda, and Tooparani Buyyana Gavunda. The gift was made under the orders of King Ahavamalla. The executors of the gift were Korapara Revarasa, Chavundayya, Kuchiraju, Gundamayya manevergade and Gunasagarabhatta. This record is important as it contains the earliest reference to Medak-300.

987 AD : Somayyarasa
23rd May, A.D. 987 : Betolu, Sangareddy
This inscription is on the hill called Jinjarakonda, outside the village. The record mentions a gift made by Somayyarsar, feudatory of Ahavamalladeva [Tailapa-II] belonging to the lineage of the Chalukyas and Thippaiah and his son Gundaiah, measuring 2 matters of Neerunela and 30 matters of black soil to the teacher Somanabhatta who belonged to the Mulasangha of Yapaniya gachcha of Medak. It also mentions a Jaina Basadi in Medak.

997 - 1008 AD : Satyasraya
1008 - 1015 AD : Vikramaditya V
1006 AD - 1017 AD : maha samantha Gangayyarasa or Gangaiah rasar
September 26, 1006 AD : Saka 928, registers the gift of the village Koduru given to Brahmalingabhatta belonging to the temple of Gangesvera at Pottalakere by the maha samantha Gangayyarasa.

The second inscription, registers the grant of lands at Vendikola by gangayyarasa to the deity Ramesavaradeva of Polparela-tirtha. The gift was entrusted to the Jaina pontiff Vimalachandrapanditabhattarka of Soma-Jinalaya, for the merit of Somayyarasa.

1009 AD : Koduru, Pulkal Mandal, Sangareddy : Engraved on a slab lying on bund of the village tank, the record is dated Saka 931 (1009 AD) and states that when Chalukya king Irivabedemgadeva was staying in his transit camp Ravulakonde, maha samantha Gangayyarasa made the grant of the village Kolur to the deity Ramesvara of Chelevarala on the day of Tula Samkranti.

1010 AD : Ghatiyankakara - During the reign of Vikramaditya V, 'Tribhuvanamalla' (A.D.1010) Pallava Iriva Ghatiyankakaradeva Nolambadhiraja was ruling over Nolamba Padi-32000 and other places around (SII IX I No. 79). His subordinate, the Mahasamantadhipati, Maha Prachanda Dandanayaka Ghatiyankakara Brahmadhiraja called Venniya bhattaraka, a brahman, received certain lands from the people of Alur. Here it is not known whether the term means a name or a title but in the case of the subordinate it is definitely a title indicating his subordinate position to his overlord.

1012 AD : Somarasa Punyamkora, the great prime minister of Pallavarasa era 933 on the full moon Sunday of Falguna month (February 10, 1012) during the lunar eclipse, washed the feet of Somanatha

1015 AD : Ayyana
Rajendra Chola of Chola dynasty killed Ayyana in battle and occupied Kollipaka region.

1015 - 1042 AD : Jayasimha II also known as Jagadhekamalla I and Mallikamoda
Jayasimha II fought with cholas and recaptured kollipaka region.

Jayasimha II was a brother of Vikramiditya V in an inscription from Shimoga district he is stated to have been known as Nolamba-Pallava Permanadi, being the son of a Pallava princess.
1012AD - 1069 AD : Mahamandalesvara Pamparasar or Pampa Permanadi or Pallavarasa
1012 AD : 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.

1042 - 1068 AD : Someswara I

1014 AD - 1069 AD : Mahamandalesvara Pamparasar or Pampa Permanadi or Pallavarasa
Chief : 1017 AD - 1034 AD : Bijjayyarasa
1017 AD : Saka 939, Registers the grant of lands at Vendikola by Gangayyarasa to the deity of Ramesavaradeva of Polparela-tirtha

1017 AD : Vendikola, Pulkal Mandal, Sangareddy.
Of the two kannada inscriptions,on two different stones set up in the field outside the village, belonging to the Chalukya chief Irivabedemgadeva and dated Saka 939, Parabhava corresponding to AD 1017, the first on records the grant of lands at Vendikola by Bijjayyarasa to soma-Jinalaya.

23rd December A.D. 1014. : This inscription is on a stone set up in front of the Dhvajastambha of the temple, dated S. 936; Nala, Uttarayana Samkranti, Thursday. [A.D. not verifiable, Ananda corresponds to S. 936 and Uttarayana Samkranti falls on Friday A.D. 1014 Dec. 24]. Records the gift of the village Kovuru to the god Namesvara after washing the feet of Vakhana (Vrishana ?) deva of Kiriya Kandi by Mahamandalesvara Pampa Permadi. A grant for feeding fifty Ascetics and students was also made by other chiefs.

23rd May, A.D. 1026 : Mubarakpur, Sangareddy
This inscription is on a pillar lying in the fields outside the village. The inscription records the gift of land measuring 10 mattars in the grama (name lost) within Kasavula to Ayyana basadi by Pampa permmanadi after washing the feet of Rama Chandra Siddhanta Bhattaraka of Kanurgana.

18th June, A.D. 1046 : Gorrekal, Andole Taluk
This inscription is on three pieces of a pillar in the Village. The inscription is broken into pieces and hence fragmentary. Seems to record land gift by Vema Permanadi, in the village Bhojanadendi. The said donor was in the service of Pampa Pernmadi.

30th January, A.D. 1050. [According to Northern cycle, it corresponds to 21st February, A.D. 1048] : Nagulapalli, Sangareddy
This inscription is on a pillar in the Hanuman Temple. The inscription registers the gift of Pannasa land measuring 150 marttars in the grama of Pattala, included in Kolkuru-42 to Somesvara Pandita, as gurudakshina for imparting education [vidyadana], after washing his feet, by Bibbesvara, who was in the service of Pampa Permanadi, the holder of Bidina vritti. The said gift was made under the orders of Pampa Permanadi, ruler of Kasavulanadu Savalakkebada in the temple of god Somesvara. Also registers the gift of land measuring four hundred marttars to the one hundred twenty two Panditas headed by Chakrapani Pandita. 150 Prabhugamundugalu, headed by Kondisetti and Kammakallasetti were witnesses to the above gift.

1050 AD : Kolluru
Dated Saka 972 (A.D. 1050) the inscription registers some gift (details lost) by Pampa Pennmanadi on the occasion of Pattoddhati of the Yuvaraja Bijjarasa while Trailokya Malladevarasa was ruling the kingdom.

1050 AD : Kolkuru : Dated Saka 972 the inscription registers some gift by Pampa Pennmanadi on the occasion of Pattoddhati of the Yuvaraja Bijjarasa while Trailokyamalladevarasa was ruling the kingdom

26th March A.D. 1057 : Ramesvaram, Sangareddi
States that during the reign of Trailokyamalla, a grant of 26 mas was made in Mirdol of Migalanadu to Somesvara Pandita of Pottalakeri modern Patancheru. Also contains another grant of land, a garden measuring 6 mas. under Hiriyakalwa, and at various other places, pampana palli in Lambhulikinadu, by mahamandalesvara Pamparasar, to the God Pandhesvara.

1064 AD : Chandrasekhara Choda Maharaja
3rd May, A.D. 1064 : Gaudacherla, Sangareddy
The inscription is on a pillar lying in the fields bearing S.NO. 519 at the entrance of the village. It registers the gift of six marttars of gadde land under the catchment area of the tank, situated to the west of the village, for the five temples [Panchsalayas] names not given by a certain Maramayya of Piriya Gandi, while Chandrasekhara Choda Maharaja, a Telugu-Choda chief was administering the area.

1064 AD : Gaudacherla, Medak.
Belonging to the time of Trailokyamalla Somesvara of the Western Chalukyas and dated the Saka year 986, the record, which is a prasasti, states the existence of a hitherto unknown feudatory by name Chandra Nekhara Chola of the Telugu Chola family.

24th December, A.D. 1064 : Nagarkurnool
Begins with the Western Ganga prasasti and introduces Chalukya prince Ganga Permanadi Vikramadityadeva and Trailokyamalla Nolamba Permanadi Jayasimghadeva. These (two) Princes, while advancing for the victorious battle with the Cholas, were camping at the nelavidu Manchala, with their permission and at the instance of Choudhara RevadiharaBhadiesvara certain chief...... is said to have made through the (above) two princes a gift of the village Pullimjelu to certain Bhimarasi Pandita for maintaining a chatra at Srisailam.

1064 AD : maha mandalesvara Somapermanadi
20th December, A.D. 1064. : Antwar, Narayankhed, Medak District.
Telugu and Kannada.
This inscription begins with the usual prasasti of the Western Chalukyas and also that while Somesvara I Trailokyamalla was ruling, mentions his fedatory, maha mandalesvara Somapermanadi, who probably made a grant. Details of the grant are not clear.

1069 AD : Kohir, Zaheerabad Taluk
This inscription is in forsides of a slab built into the Virasangayya-katta. Lower portion of the slab is broken and lost. Seems to register a gift to a basadi constructed by padavala Chavundamayya a disciple of Subhachandra-siddhantadeva. Refers to Pampapermanadi who was a subordinate of the king.

1068 - 1076 AD : Someswara II
1069 AD - 1077 AD: Mahasamantha Aggalarasa

1069 AD: Sirur, Narayankhed This inscription is on a broken slab now kept near the Singoor Project house. Incomplete. The inscription gives the Prasasti of mahasamanta Aggalarasa, a follower of the Jain goddess Padmavati. It seems to register the gift of gadde land to some deity, not specified.

1074 AD : Singur, Sangareddy : Saka 995, it states that while chalukya bhuvanaikamalla camping at Vankapura, mahasamantha Aggalarasa made grant of lands to Dharmasagra Siddhantadeva

1074 AD : Sirur, Narayankhed
This inscription is on a pillar in the donka outside the village. The inscription registers the gift of garden lands and house plots for residence and feeding the students and (rishis) by maha samanta Aggalayya, at the instance of his brother. In this, Aggalarasa is praised for his proficiency in medicine. The said gift was placed in the custody of Dharmasagara Siddhanta Deva of Sri Yapaniya samgha and Maduvagana. The donor himself was an ardent worshipper of Jaina Sasanadevi and Bahubali. The verses extol the heroic qualities of Aggalarasa and philanthropic qualities of Vallikambe, his wife.

Registers the gift of land for dwelling purpose and garden land to Dharmasagara Siddhanta Deva of Madhuvagana and Sri Yapaniyasangha and for the daily offerings of Bahubali by Aggalarasa, the Mahasamantadhipati at the request of his brother (name not mentioned) for feeding the Mendicants on the occasion of Lunar eclipse. Aggalarasa is extolled in chaste Kannada verses.

1076 - 1126 AD : Vikramaditya VI
1077 AD - 1084 AD : Nolamba-Pallava Permanadi or Vikramaditya VI younger brother Jayasimha IV
1084 AD - 1098 AD : Mahamandalesvara Ahavamalla Permanadi or Valakkamalla
1098 AD - 1122 AD : Mallarasa or Mahadevarasar
6th August A.D. 1077 : Hyderabad Museum
This inscription is in the State Museum, dated C.V.E. I, Pingala, sravana Purnima, Sunday, (A.D. 1077, August, 6) Lunar eclipse. Records the grant of sovereign right to rule over the village of Temgola in favour of the god Kirti Somesvara by the king's subordinate Tribhuvanamalla vira-Nolamba-Pallava Permanadi who has been identified elsewhere as the King's younger brother Jayasimha. Mahamandalesvara Naga Varma of Kadamba family gave with his manneya Svamya over Tengole in Taidavodi-300 for the angabhoga of the god.

20th June, A.D. 1080 : Patancheru, Sangareddy
The first part records the the gift of 24 marttrs of land for the worship and repairs of the temple of the god Bhogevaradeva and for feeding and maintenance of students of Tamgina- Matha by mahamandalesvara Brahmadhiraja Udayaditya Deva, at the instance of the king and ministers. The gift was handed over to acharya Suryabharaṇa Pandita, the pontiff of the matha after washing his feet on the occasion of the solar eclipse.

Patancheru : 21st June A.D. 1080.The inscription seems to consist of 39 lines: it refers itself to the reign of Tribhuvanamalladeva and mentions his Brahmin subordinate who attained the rank of Brahmadhara evidently appears to be the same as `Kumara Tribhuvanamalla Brahamadiraja Udayadityavan` of No. 20.

Refers to the reign of Ahavamalla evidently Somesvra-I and mentioned Mahamandalesvara Permanadi.
It seems to refer to Mallana, the Mahapratihara. He is said to have made with the consent of all the Pradihanis on the said date, after washing the feet of Sarvapandita the gift of the same land: to Sri Bhogeswara deva of the Tenginomatha in the capital Pattalakere for the worship of the God for the repairs of the temple (for feeding ascetics) and for imparting education.

This record is dated Chalukya Vikrama year S Randri Jyeslita Amavasya, Sunday (Sunday 21st June 1080 A.D.) It refers to Brahmadhiraja Uderyaditya and his gift of Kuchemuru after washing the feet of Suryabharana pandita. Another piece mentions Pottalakere.

11th September A.D. 1084 : Alladurgam, Medak District.
This inscription dated C.V.E. 9, Raktakshi, Ashwayuja su. 9, Wednesday, A.D. 1084, Sept. 11.). Registers a gift of wet land for feeding the ascetics in Kirtivilasa Santi Jinalaya by the king`s subordinate Mahamandalesvara Ahavamalla Permanadigal. The gift was made into the hands of Kamaladeva Siddhanti.

27th August A.D. 1086 : Mamidipalli, Sangareddy Taluk
This inscription is on a pillar in the field of Lakshman Singh. The inscription records the arrangement made for the collection of water cess i.e., tax for the use of water from the tanks, situated to the east of Kandi by the Prabhu of Piriya Kandi named Sahavasi Brammidevayya Nayaka.

24th December, A.D. 1098 : Gadi Peddapur, Andole
Records the gift of land to the god Blibbesvara of Billa Kallu by the queen Melalad of the chief Ahavamalla Permanadi who was referred to as Valakkamalla. The good qualities of the queen Malaladevi, the donor were praised.

1098 AD : Mahamandalesvara Kalicorarasar or
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.

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.

30th April A.D. 1101 : Malapahad, Sangareddy
This inscription is on a pillar in the Hanuman temple. The inscription introduces a certain Somesvarabhatta of the family who bears a string of birudas which include Pati karyyadurandhara, niyogayaugandhara, Tribhuvanamalladevarajya samuddharana and Karnnaṭa herilala Samdhivigrahi. The donor, who was a minister, registered the gift of land measuring 12 marttars in the village Sirigoppa, his Prabhusvamya to the god Somesvara, towards the daily rites of the god as well as repairs to the temple. The said gift was handed over to Pabbesvarapandita after washing his feet, at the confluence of the two rivers viz., Jara and Gundi. At the end, the two Kannada verses praise the donor as a military general.

30th March, A.D. 1105 : Bhimgal
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.

29th November A.D. 1108 : Patancheru, Sangareddy
Kumara Somesvara Son of Tribhuvanamalla.
This inscription is on a pillar in the field of Krishnarao by the side of a stream. The inscription records the gift of land towards naivedya of the god Badesvara of Ramatirtha by mahamandalesvara Mahadevarasar, along with Karana pramukhas of Banavaya, with the concurrence of the prince Somesvara.

29th November A.D. 1108. : Patancheru, Sangareddy
This inscription is on a pillar in the field of Krishnarao by the side of a stream. The inscription records the gift of land towards naivedya of the god Badesvara of Ramatirtha by mahamandalesvara Mahadevarasar, along with Karana pramukhas of Banavaya, with the concurrence of the prince Somesvara.

18th September, 1122 AD : Singuru
This inscription is on a slab near P.W.D project guest house, dated Chalukya Vikrama 47 Subhakrit, Asvayuja su. 15 (mistake for su. 5), Monday lunar eclipse=1122 A.D. September 18. The lunar eclipse occurred on the previous day. States that while the king was camping at Jayanthipura, dandanayaka Totaranayya the governor of Kosevala-70 division and the brother- in-law of Mallarasa endowed lands in the villages Chevutakuru, Dakallu and on the Todikute on the occasion of lunar eclipse. The donor Mallarasa is described as mahasamanta under Somesvara Deva, the son of mahamandalesvara Chalukya Gangapermmadi Aggeyarasu was to protect the grant.

1127 - 1138 AD : Bhulokamalla Someswara III
1122 AD - 1137 AD : Mahamandalesvara Soma Permanadi II
1127 AD : Nanneya Bhatta
20th February A.D. 1127 : Patancheru, Sangareddy
This epigraph belongs to the reign of the Western Chalukya king Bhulokamalla Somesvara III. It states that according to the oral instructions of the king, his officer Pasayita (Master of Robes) Bammanayya granted the privilege of collection a measure of grain (Kolaga- daya) in the locality Chintamani-pura of Pottalagere to the astrologer Nanneya Bhatta. The grant was made on Phalguna su. 7, Sunday, in the Chalukya-Vikrama year 51, Patabhava, on the occasion of the king's coronation ; and this was in recognition of the donee’s service, who had calculated the auspicious date for the king’s expedition on Karttika s.u 9, Thursday, of the same year.

It is gathered from the foregoing details that Somesvara III proceeded on a military expedition on the latter date and subsequently he was crowned on the former. The first of the above dates in Karttika corresponds to A.D. 1126, October 26, the week-day being Tuesday. The second date in Phalguna regularly corresponds to A.D. 1127, February 20. On this date the coronation of Somesvara III.

This record establishes the identity of modern Patancheru with the early Chalukya capital Pottalakere.

26th December A.D. 1131 : Kankal, Parigi, Vikarabad.
This contains two different records dated in two different cyclic years (viz) Sadharana and Virodhi Krit respectively, engraved on the same Pillar. The former registers the gift of land to the God Bijjesvara of Kankalla, by mahamandalesvara Soma Permanadi, Heggade Dandanayaka of Kankall and other Pramukh karanas. The latter registers the gift of land by Soma Permanadi, Saudare Govindarasa and other Saudare’s of Kankallanadu including all Prabhus and Gavundas, to Sri Nemibhattarakadeva, for the daily rituals of God Kesavadeva.

Desaipet, Banswada
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

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 - 1151 AD : Jagadekamalla II
1151 AD - 1163 AD : Tailapa III
1134 AD - 1152 AD : Mahamandalesvara Mallarasa II
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.
Gokarnachoda Maharaju
22nd March A.D. 1243 : Patancheru, Sangareddy
This inscription is now in the state Museum, Hyderabad. The inscription dated in the Chalukya Vikrama era refers to one mahamandaleshwara Kanduri Gokarna Chola maharaja and his gifts to Gavari..... Bhimana Perggada, son-in-law of Gamana perggada namely, the enjoyment of 10 madas of Gukkadamu 30, and to the latter's son Doddayyabhatta to whom, after washing his feet, he gave the enjoyment of Badiye of Naminekalla-70 on the occasion of Uttarayana sankranti.

1350 AD – 1518 AD : Bahmani Sultanate
Nov 16, 1397 - Sep 22, 1422 A.D : Feroz Shah Bahmani or TAJ-UD-DIN FIROZ SHAH
1418 AD : Rudroju Sirigiroju
8th January, A.D. 1418 : Tellapur, Sangareddy
This inscription is on a pillar near a well. The inscription records the construction of a well and gadibhavi along with water carriers by Ojus [artisans] detailed in the inscription in the village Telumganapura. The most important feature is the name of the modern village Tellapur which shows that it was originally known as Telumganapura, reminding that during the period the area of Telingana was included in the kingdom of Firuz Shah Bahamani. Also states that Nagoju, one of the artisans of the above constructions, made the golden ornaments to the queen of Feroz Shah Sultan. The scribe is Rudroju Sirigiroju.

Sep 22, 1422 - Apr 17, 1436 A.D : Ahmad Shah I or SHIHAB-UD-DIN AHMAD I

Apr 17, 1436 - May 6, 1458 : Ahmad Shah II or ALA-UD-DIN AHMAD II
Wife : Kasavamba daughter of Recherla Pannaya Nayaka
Daughter : Jayi

1444 AD : This was a bilingual inscription of `Alau`d-Din Shah Bahmani, in state museum Hyderabad- Dated A H 848 (A.D. 1444), it records the construction of a stepwell by Makhduma-i-Jahan Bibi Shahnaz, mother of Khan-i-Mu`azzam Mahmud Khan.

Dated in Saka 1366 (A. D. 1444), this bilingual inscription in Sanskrit and Persian belongs to the period of the Bahmani Sultan 'Alau'd-Din II and records the victory of his father. Ahmad Shah, over Devaraja, commandant of the fort at Rajahmundry, besides referring to the construction of a well by prince Mahmud Khan after the name of his mother.

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