Assaka or Asmaka Janapada

700 BC - 300 BC : Assaka was a region of ancient India came after Megalithic (Iron or Metal Age). It was one of the shodasa (sixteen) mahajanapadas in the 6th century BCE, mentioned in the Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya.  "Assaka" (Prakrit) or "Asmaka" (Sanskrit) signifies "stony region" and was located in the Deccan region. In the Vayu Purana (88. 177-178) Asmaka and Mulaka appear as scions of the Ikshvaku family. This probably indicates that the Asmaka and Mulaka (or Alakas) kingdoms were believed to have been founded by Ikshvaku...

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Megalithic (Iron or Metal Age)

2200 BC - 700 BC : Megalithic (Iron or Metal Age) came after Neolithic (New Stone Age) . Iron Age may have come into existence in Telangana much before the rest of the world. At least that's the conclusion reached by archaeologists excavating the University of Hyderabad campus who found iron artifacts dating back to roughly 2,200 BC.The team of archaeologists, led by professor KP Rao, has found several artefacts, including small knives and blades besides earthen pots. "The implements that were found were tested at the National Geophysical...

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Neolithic (New Stone Age)

25,000 BC - 2200 BC: Neolithic or New Stone Age began after Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) when humans invented agriculture. Neolithic people learned how to farm and domesticate animals and are not nomadic. Domesticate means to to train a wild animal to be useful to humans.A lot of Neolithic people began to live in the fertile crescent. The fertile crescent was a place where the land was fertile (good for growing plants). Trade began during Neolithic Era. Trade is buying and selling/exchanging goods.Rock paintings found in Telangana reveal...

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Paleolithic (Old Stone Age)

Telangana History3,00,000 BC - 50,000 BC : The Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age) began when hominins first made tools. These tools were used to make there lives easier.50,000 BC - 25,000 BC : Mesolithic Age (Middle Stone Age)Hominins, comprises all members of the human clade after the split from the chimpanzees.Humans living during this period were hunter-gatherers living in small groups. This means they moved around hunting animals and gathering plants to eat.Paleolithic people lived in temporary shelters like tents or caves because they...

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Satavahana Dynasty

c. 232 BC - c. 208 AD: Satavahana Dynasty and Pre-Satavahana Rulers came after Mauryan EmpireThe various Puranas give different lists of the Satavahana rulers. The Matsya Purana states that 30 Andhra kings ruled for 460 years, but some of its manuscripts name only 19 kings whose reigns add up to 448.5 years. The Vayu Purana also mentions that there were 30 Andhra kings, but its various manuscripts name only 17, 18, and 19 kings respectively; the reigns add up to 272.5, 300, and 411 years respectively. Matsya Purāņa (460 years);...

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Mudigonda Chalukyas

845 AD - 1200 AD Founder : RanamardaCapital : MudigondaThe Mudigonda Chalukyas were based east of the Kakatiya territories. They hailed from the village of Mudigonda (located near modern Khammam), and ruled most of modern-day Khammam district and east area of Warangal between the 8th and 12th centuries. They were originally subordinates of the Chalukyas of Vengi, but later passed under the suzerainty of the Western Chalukyas of Kalyani. From c.1000 onwards, Bottu Beta and his successors ruled as subordinates of the Kakatiyas.The history...

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Vemulawada Chalukyas

753 AD - 973 AD : This dynasty was a branch of the Chalukyas of Badami ruled Telanagan region as Rashtrakuta Vassals came to power defeating Badami ChalukyasFounder : Vinayaditya Yudhamalla ICapitals : Bodhan (Nizamabad / Podananadu region) Gangadhara, Vemulawada (Karimnagar / Sabbinadu region).One peculiarity with this family is that it traced its descent from the Sun, while many other Chaiukya families considered themselvet as of lunar descent. Tradition associates Vemulawada with poet Bhima Kavi but the famous...

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