24-683: Mangalwedha is a town in the Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra . It is the birthplace of Shri Jayatirtha , also called Teekacharya, one of the prominent saints of the Dvaita school of Vedanta . The city of Mangalwedha is situated 55 km west of the district headquarters at Solapur and 25 km southeast of Pandharpur city. Mangalwedha shares boundaries with Pandharpur , Sangola , Mohol , Jath , and Bijapur in Karnataka . Mangalwedha
48-404: A large fair during Gudi Padwa. kamsiddha deity temple is managed by Sudhir Pandurang Ingale-Patil . Mangalwedha is the only location where you get Tasty and Budget friendly sweets and also known for its special cuisine of jowar bhakri and salsa made from coarsely ground green chilis , kharda/ thecha , and onion and chutney of groundnuts . Bhaji (a fritter made from gram flour) and Laddu
72-431: 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
96-452: Is also known as the "Land of Saints" as Saint Jayatirtha , Saint Damaji , Saint Kanhopatra , Saint Chokhamela , saint Gopabai are said to have come from Mangalwedha during the 14th century. Mangalwedha is also known as Jwariche Kothar. The major crops that are grown in and around Mangalwedha include Jowar , Bajra , groundnut , Sugarcane , and corn . Mangalwedha's Jowar and Bajra have received geographical indications (GI) tags. In
120-670: Is an ancient Indian political region which included the north-western parts of Mysore and the southern parts of the Bombay Presidency . Kuntala coins are available since estimated 600-450 BCE. Kuntala formed one of the divisions of Southern India as late as 10th-12th centuries A.D. (other regions were: Chola , Chera , Pandya Telangana and Andhra ). Each developed its own culture and administration. The Talagunda inscriptions mention Balligavi and nearby regions as parts of Kuntala. Inscriptions in Kubaturu near Anavatti mention Kubaturu as
144-532: Is another delicacy from Mangalwedha. It is also known for its spicy bhel , pav ragda vada pav , Basundi and puri bhaji . Few weeks before harvesting season of jowar there are privet Hurda Parties all over the Farms . Hurada is roasted and mixed with some spices. It is eaten with different kind of berries. As of the 2011 Census of India , Mangalwedha has a population of 21,824 consisting of 11,109 males and 10,715 females. There were 2,510 children ages 0–6. Marathi
168-581: Is identified with Raṭṭapāḍi which is translated as settlements of the Raṭṭa s . Copperplates of Pulakeshin II speak of him as the king of three Mahārāṣṭraka s , Kuntala being one of the Maharashtrakas (other two being Vidarbha , and Konkan region of 99,000 villages. Kalidasa mentions as Kuntala and the lord of Kuntala (as Kuntalānāmadhīśa,Kuntalādhipati,Kuntalādhīśa ) in his works. Devsena ,
192-473: Is the official and most spoken language of Mangalwedha. The town also has Urdu and Kannada speaking demographics . Kannada is mostly spoken in villages near the karnataka border . 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
216-626: The 14th century, Mangalwedha was ruled by the Bidar Sultanate followed by the Bijapur Sultanate . Huljanti village is known for the Mahalingaraya deity and Biroba deity and as well as having a large fair during Diwali . Many people from Maharashtra and Karnataka come there to worship their deities. Khomnal village is known for the Kamsidhha deity and Maykka deity and as well as having
240-627: 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
264-626: The Kuntala king, who eventually warmed up to him. Kalidasa says how he made peace between 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
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#1732854652311288-736: The Kuntalanagara. Kuntala is revered as one of the three great countries of Chalukya period in inscriptions. Kannada Mahabharata mentions the visit of Krishna and Arjuna to Kuntala during Ashwamedha when Chandrahasa was the king of Kuntala who sends two of his children along with Arjuna for the further campaigns. Copperplates issued by the Yadavas of Devagiri mention the Nāgas as its oldest known rulers. Rashtrakutas , Satavahanas , Vakatakas , Chalukyas , Chutus , Vishnukundina have ruled Kuntala, as suggested by stone inscriptions and copperplates. Kuntala
312-733: The Sathavahanas were overthrown by 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
336-568: 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
360-663: The larger region of Kuntala . Kuntala became part of 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,
384-548: The last Vakataka king 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
408-732: 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
432-589: 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
456-625: 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
480-510: The state and lies entirely in 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
504-537: The time of the 2011 Census of India , 73.13% of the population in the district spoke Marathi , 9.28% Kannada , 6.47% Hindi , 4.49% Telugu , 3.94% Urdu and 0.94% Lambadi as their first language. Solapur district is subdivided for administrative purposes into eleven talukas , which in turn comprise smaller divisions. The talukas are North Solapur , South Solapur , Akkalkot , Barshi , Mangalwedha , Pandharpur , Sangola , Malshiras , Mohol , Madha and Karmala . Kuntala country The Kuntala country
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#1732854652311528-537: 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
552-489: 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
576-430: 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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