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Last Updated: January 03, 2014
Hyderabad the capital of Telangana, founded in the year 1591 by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah, the fifth sultan of Qutb Shahi dynasty, offers a fascinating panorama of the past, with richly mixed cultural and historical tradition spanning over 400 years. It is one of the fastest growing cities of India and has emerged as a strong industrial, commercial, technology center, gives a picture of glimpses of past splenders and the legacy of its old history. 300 BC - 185 BC : Mauryan Empire Archaeologists excavating near the city have unearthed Iron Age sites that can be dated to 500 BCE.The area around Hyderabad was ruled by the Mauryan Empire in the third century B.C during the reign of Ashoka the Gre…
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Karimnagar District History
Last Updated: January 02, 2014
The city was named after Syed Karimuddin, who is thought to be its founder. The district lies approximately between the latitudes 17° 50' and 19° 05'N and longitudes 78° 29' and 80° 22'E. Karimnagar district is bounded by Madhya Pradesh State in the east, Nizamabad district in the West, Warangal and Medak districts in the South and Adilabad district in the North directions. Karimnagar area in old times is part of Sabbinadu. Sabbi-nadu is mentioned in the mediaeval inscriptions and early Telugu literary works. The Parbhani plates Vemulawada Chalukya ruler Arikesari III, dated S. 888 (A.D. 996) registers the gift of Kuttum-vritti Vanikatupalu in the Repaka-12 in the Sabbi-Sayi…
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