30-605: Chitapur or Chittapur is a town and taluk in Kalaburagi district in the state of Karnataka , India . It is also the headquarters of the Chittapur taluk . It is known for polished stones and toor dal . Chitapur is located at 17°07′N 77°05′E / 17.12°N 77.08°E / 17.12; 77.08 . It is situated on the main railway from Hyderabad to Mumbai, 50 km from Gulbarga district. It has an average elevation of 403 metres (1322 ft). The town
60-549: A blueprint for restoration and reconstruction of the stupas. Kalaburagi district 585102 Kalaburagi district , formerly known as Gulbarga district , is one of the 31 districts of Karnataka state in southern India . Kalaburagi city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is the headquarters of Kalaburagi division . This district is situated in north Karnataka between 76°.04' and 77°.42 east longitude, and 17°.12' and 17°.46' north latitude, covering an area of 10,951 km . This district
90-431: A population density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre (750/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.1%. Solapur has a sex ratio of 932 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 77.72%. 32.40% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 15.05% and 1.80% of the population respectively. Languages of Solapur district (2011) At
120-459: A population of 26,974. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chitapur has an average literacy rate of 46%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 54% and female literacy of 38%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Population, 31,299 Hindu, 40 Muslim, 20 www.census2011.co.in The town has the famous and ancient Nagavi University at the southern part of
150-485: A total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 233 inhabitants per square kilometre (600/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.94%. Gulbarga has a sex ratio of 971 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 64.85%. 32.56% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 25.28% and 2.54% of the population respectively. Languages of Kalaburagi district (2011) According to
180-522: A township with paved pathways, houses, and limestone flooring have been found. Many excavated items were later shifted to Gulbarga Museum. The government has asked the Archaeological Survey of India to take up further exploration of the Ranamandal area to know the history of the region emperor. In 2010, ASI along with Sannati Development Authority deputed Manipal Institute of Technology to prepare
210-456: Is bounded on the west by Bijapur district and Solapur district of Maharashtra state, on the north by Bidar district and Osmanabad district of Maharashtra state, on the south by Yadgir district , and on the east by Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts of Telangana state. The name of the area in Kannada is Kala-buragi , meaning "stony land." In the 6th century CE, the district was under
240-520: Is spread over an area of 3.5 km. Chitapur Taluk has borders only with other Taluks of Gulbarga district. It borders Gulbarga taluk to the north-west, Chincholi Taluk district to the north, Sedam taluk to the east, Yadgir Taluk to the south-east, Shahpur Taluk to the south and Jevargi Taluk to the west. The Kagna river flows in this taluk. The TMC has 23 wards and an equal number of councilors. Chittapur TMC stretches to an area of 17.45 km As of 2001 India census , Chitapur had
270-783: The Abhiras , whose empire later broke apart. A dynasty calling itself the Rashtrakutas , whose first ancestor ruled in around 350CE, had their base at Manapura in modern Satara district. Their core territory was the Kuntala region, and they often harassed the Vakatakas in Vidarbha. A work ascribed to Kalidasa mentions how the Gupta ruler Vikramaditya sent him as ambassador to the Kuntala king, who eventually warmed up to him. Kalidasa says how he made peace between
300-648: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Kalaburagi one of the country's 243 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ). It is one of the five districts in Karnataka currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Kalaburagi is situated in Deccan Plateau located at 17°20′N 76°50′E / 17.33°N 76.83°E / 17.33; 76.83 and
330-478: The 2011 census, 65.70% of the population spoke Kannada , 18.15% Urdu , 7.09% Lambadi , 4.08% Telugu , 2.47% Marathi and 2.05% Hindi as their first language. Solapur district Solapur district (Marathi pronunciation: [solaːpuːɾ] ) is a district in Maharashtra state of India . The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in
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#1732854631434360-536: The Bhima and Seena basins. The entire district is drained by the Bhima River . Solapur district leads Maharashtra in production of Indian cigarettes known as beedi . In ancient times, the northern part of the district was part of Asmaka while the southern part of the district, along with Satara and Sangli districts, was part of the region of Manadesha , part of the larger region of Kuntala . Kuntala became part of
390-627: The Deccan rebelled against Muhammad bin Tughlaq's authority and defeated all attempts to control them. The rebels then declared one of their number, Hasan Gangu, as sultan of all territories in the Deccan, which began the rule of the Bahmani Sultanate . According to the 2011 census Solapur District has a population of 4,317,756, the 43rd largest district in India by population (out of 640). The district has
420-697: The Mauryan Empire during the time of Ashoka. After the fall of the Mauryans, Kuntala came under the Sathavahanas . Solapur lay near the Sathavahana heartland, and so remained under their rule while the rest of their empire became conquered by outside powers. The region must have had a high level of prosperity at the time, as it lay at the centre of multiple trade routes. In c. 250 CE, the Sathavahanas were overthrown by
450-734: The State Archaeology Department, tablets, sculptures, and other terracotta items were found, and most importantly numerous limestone panels of sculptures of the ruined 'Maha Stupa' or Adholoka Maha Chaitya (the Great Stupa of the Netherworld) were found. Archaeologists believe that Ranamandal was a fortified area, spread over 86 hectares (210 acres; 0.33 sq mi), out of which only 2 acres had been excavated by 2009. Clay pendants of Roman origin, black polished pottery, Shatavahana and pre-Shatavahana coins, ornaments made of copper, ivory and iron,
480-508: The Vakatakas and the Rashtrakutas, but was scathing of the lord of Kuntala's neglect of statecraft. Around the 5th century CE, an inscription records an invasion of Kuntala by the Vakatakas and that the lord of Kuntala was made into a feudatory of theirs. Around the turn of the 6th century CE, the Vakatakas were defeated. A tradition recorded around 125 years later claims the last Vakataka king
510-673: The control of the Chalukyas . The Rashtrakutas briefly conquered the area, but were driven out by the Chalukyas who ruled the area for the next two centuries. The Kalachuris then conquered the area and ruled it until 12th century, when they were driven out by the Yadavas . Afterwards it was ruled by the Kakatiyas , who ruled until 1324, when their kingdom fell to the Delhi Sultanate . The ambitions of
540-568: The entire Yadava kingdom to the Delhi Sultanate. However, he returned to Delhi on hearing news of Alauddin's illness and Harpaldev, Ramdev's son-in-law, took back the entire empire. In 1317 Alauddin's successor, Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah led an expedition against the Yadavas. Harpaldev was flayed alive and beheaded and the entire Yadava kingdom was permanently annexed by the Delhi Sultanate. Solapur
570-523: The general elevation ranges from 300 to 750 meters above mean sea level. The main river is the Bhima . Kalaburagi district presently comprises the following 11 talukas after the separation of Yadgir district from it. According to the 2011 census Kalaburagi district has a population of 2,566,326, roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada . This gives it a ranking of 162nd in India (out of
600-661: The local governors led to the formation of the Bahmani sultanate , who made Kalaburagi their capital. The Bahmanis eventually fell and left in their place a patchwork of 5 Deccan Sultanates . Kalaburagi was ruled by the Bidar sultanate until its annexation by Bijapur in 1619. Soon the district would become part of the Mughal Empire , but the Asaf Jahi governors of the Deccan later broke away and formed their own Hyderabad State , and Kalaburagi
630-732: The middle of the 10th century, when it collapsed quickly. Taila II, the Chalukya mahasamanta of the Rashtrakutas, captured Manyakheta from the last Rashtrakuta king Karka III and took over most of present Maharashtra and northern Karnataka. His descendants of the Western Chalukyas continued dominance until the middle of the 12th century. Several of their feudatories, such as the Kalachuris of Kalyani and Hoysalas, began revolts. During Kalachuri rule Lingayat thought began to spread throughout north Karnataka and southern Maharashtra, including Solapur. At
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#1732854631434660-589: The reigns of some Yadava rulers. The Yadava rulers and their ministers made many contributions to the Pandharpur temple which is situated in the district. At the end of the 13th century, the Delhi Sultanate under Alauddin Khilji first invaded the Yadava kingdom and the king, Ramachandra (also known as Ramdev), was reduced to a tributary and was forced to cede some territory to the sultans. In 1307, due to Ramdev's violation of
690-625: The same time that the Kalachuris overthrew the Western Chalukyas, one of their other feudatories, the Seunas , also called Yadavas, from Khandesh , declared independence. The Yadavas under Bhillama V, conquered all territory north of the Krishna including all of present Solapur district. Eventually the Yadavas defeated the Hoysalas and took all territory north of the Bhadra. Several grants were made to Yogeshwara during
720-626: The town, which operated between the 10 and 13th centuries. There are ruined temples and mosques scattered all around this area probably belongs to Rashtrakoot Empire and Nagavi temple one of the Shakti peetha of southern and 60 piller of Nagavi university about 1200 year ago they was built by rastrakuta and 2nd oldest university after nalanda. Capital Malkhed of Rashtrakoota is located east of Chittapur about 14 km. Chittapur town has its own historic background of Nagavelambika Temple and Hajarat Chittavali shaha Darga. The Town Municipal Council (TMC) Chittapur
750-537: The treaty, Alauddin invaded again and sent Ramdev as a captive to Delhi. After 6 months he was released and aided Malik Kafur in his attack on the Kakatiyas with a force of Maratha soldiers. In 1311, Malik Kafur was sent to conquer territory south of the Krishna but left portion of his army in Devagiri to keep an eye on Shankardev, who succeeded Ramdev. In 1313, Malik Kafur invaded Devagiri again and killed Shankardev and annexed
780-590: Was constituted in 1952. In 1986, when the roof of the Kali temple in Chandralamba temple complex collapsed, it destroyed the idol. However it revealed four Ashokan edicts on the floor and foundation stone of the temple. These edicts were written in the Prakrit language and Brahmi script and one of them was used as foundation of the pedestal for the Kali idol. During subsequent excavations by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and
810-525: Was given wholly over to pleasures and neglected his kingdom, encouraged by a son of his feudatory in Asmaka. When the kingdom was sufficiently weakened, the ruler of Asmaka invited the Kadambas to invade. In the battle between Kadambas and Vakatakas, the rulers of Asmaka and Kuntala betrayed their overlord and helped the Kadambas win the battle. Afterwards the ruler of Asmaka took over Vidarbha as well as Kuntala, but he
840-468: Was ruled by them. This state became a princely state of British India, until its annexation by India in 1948. Afterwards, Kalaburagi, along with Bidar and Raichur, became part of Karnataka and were known as the Kalyana-Karnataka region. Since this time, this region has continuously been lagging the rest of the state in social indicators and is considered the most backward region of Karnataka. In 2006
870-534: Was soon overthrown by the Vishnukundins. The Vishnukundins may have briefly controlled Kuntala for a time, but after their overthrow the Rashtrakutas declared independence. The Chalukyas under Pulakeshin II soon ousted the Rashtrakutas and took over Kuntala. The Chalukyas continued to rule over present Solpaur until the rise of the Rashtrakutas under Dantidurga . The dynasty continued its rule over southern Maharashtra until
900-430: Was then ruled from Devagiri by a governor. During the reign of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, who infamously tried to shift the capital of his empire to Devagiri (renamed Daulatabad), there was a large famine in the region. In 1344, an uprising of Hindu chieftains of Karnataka and Telangana briefly overthrew Sultanate rule in the region, although Delhi sultans kept control over some of the revenue centres. In 1347, Muslim nobles in
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