Sirpur (Tandur) Samsthanam

Sirpur (often written Sirpur (T) or Sirpur-Tandur) is an ancient town and former feudal estate in the Deccan that later became part of the Nizam’s dominions. The settlement grew around a historic fort and was an administrative sub-unit (taluk/sub-district) in Nizam-era revenue arrangements; in later British/Nizam administration Sirpur-Tandur appears as a carved-out sub-district and taluk.

The area was initially carved out as a sub-district called Sirpur-Tandur in 1872 during the Asaf Jahi rule, which included taluks like Edlabad (Adilabad), Rajura, and Sirpur. This administrative name is why the Samsthanam is often referred to as "Sirpur (Tandur)."

Modern Location: The town of Sirpur (T) is now a mandal in the Komaram Bheem district of Telangana. The name Kaghaznagar is often associated with the area due to the Sirpur Paper Mills established during the Nizam's time.

1. Origins and Rise

The local Gond lineage in Sirpur continued to hold the status of Tutelary Rajas (Zamindars). Records indicate that in 1869, the Nizams gave these Tutelary Rajas proprietary rights to their estates, solidifying their local authority.

Sirpur-Chanda Gond Dynasty of Gondwana Kingdom(c. 1330 AD - 1751 A.D)

The record of Emperor Aurangzeb's grants in 1611 AD to the ancestors of the Atram Rajas of Sirpur (Kanchanpalli) is a key document, often referred to as a sanad, proving their historical land rights and connection to the Mughal/later Nizam administration.

Atram Rajas of Sirpur (Kanchanpalli): A related branch of the Gonds, their importance is highlighted by the continuing possession of the 1611 AD sanad (land grant document). This lineage includes Raja Atram Jangu Bapu and his descendants, whose history was recorded by ethnographer Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf in the 1940s. These local Zamindars held significant power over revenue collection and local administration within the large Nizam state.

1751: The Chanda Kingdom was annexed by the Maratha Bhonsles of Nagpur. From this moment, the Chanda Royal Line, including Akbar Shah's ancestors, became vassals of the Bhonsles, and later, after the British defeated the Bhonsles, zamindars under the British administration in the Central Provinces.

1803 AD : Marathas occupied Adilabad district till Nirmal from Nizam. In 1803 AD as a result of war between the British and Raghoji Bhonsle II, under the treaty of Deogaon, the latter ceded the territory of Berar to the British who in turn passed it on to their ally, the Nizam under treaty obligations for his co-operation in the war. Consequently, Sirpur, the ancient seat of the Gond rulers, passed into the hands of the Asaf Jahi rulers till the state of Hyderabad joined the Indian Union

2. Rulers

Atram Rajas of SirpurRajas of Atram clan whose descendants possess still the original sanad- documents granted by the Emperor Aurangzeb in 1611 AD.

The Atram Rajas of Sirpur in Utnur taluk were related and subordinate to Atram Rajas of Chanda for some time. The Sirpur zamindari was a separate estate. It included the town of Sirpur and its surrounding villages, including Kanchanpalli.

Raja Atram Jangu Bapu

Raja Atram Jangu Bapu was the first-generation ruler of the Kanchanpalli branch of the Sirpur Zamindari line. He was not from the senior Chanda Royal line but was a historically important Gond chief who established one of the seats of power for the Sirpur Atram clan.

Atram Jangu Bapu, the raja of Kanchanpalli who set up the village Kanchanpalli dug up the well for the villagers. 

Narsing Rao

Recognized as Deshmukh. Lived in Mamidpalli at the end of his life and not in Sirpur.
Sitagondi rajas ruled also over part of the present Asifabad taluk and gave to the ancestor of the Maravi rajas the village of Borda (Borjam) near Dorli between Asifabad and Tilani.

Govind Rao

Rajesh Rao

Accepted the offer of Bhim Rao of Kanchanpalli to help him in the administration of Sirpur Patti.

c.1940 CE - 1948 CE : Bheemrao Senior

It was in 1942 that Ethnographer Haimendorf and his wife Elizabeth had first come to Kanchanpalli, situated in Sirpur (U) mandal about 12 km from Jainoor mandal headquarters village, seeking help from Bheem Rao senior for their research work.
Ethnographer is a person who studies and describes the culture of a particular society or group