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Kolkuru Hiriyakalwa: The Great Canal by Pampa Permadi
Last Updated: October 18, 2026
Hiriyakalwa – The Great Canal | Western Chalukya Inscriptions | Ramesvaram, 1057 CE | Nagulapalli Vidyadana Endowment, 1050 CE | Savalakkebada Western Chalukya Period | Trailokyamalla Somesvara I | Pampa Permanadi | Hiriyakalwa Reference in a Land-Grant Record | Sangareddy Region, Telangana Hiriyakalwa canal alignment and stone sluice remains, Sangareddy–Vikarabad region. Photo: AI. Hiriyakalwa , also written as Hiriyakaluva , is a historical canal n…
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Hydraulic Engineering in Medieval Telangana
Last Updated: May 09, 2026
one water system · many inscriptions · Sapta-santana · Dasabandham · Kakatiya · 10th–17th century CE 💧 The Seven Virtuous Acts that ensured immortality The inscriptions of medieval Telangana across the four volumes of Epigraphia Telanganica document a sophisticated history of hydraulic engineering, where the construction of irrigation tanks ( tatakas , cheruvus , or samudras ) was considered one of the "Seven Virtuous Acts" ( Sapta-santana ) …
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Epigraphia Telanganica: Irrigation Inscriptions of Telangana
Last Updated: April 08, 2026
Irrigation Tanks of Telangana Based on Epigraphia Telanganica (Vol. I–IV) • Verified with modern districts of Telangana (33-district structure)
Source: Epigraphia Telanganica (Volumes I–IV). Modern districts verified against Telangana's 33-district structure (created 2016, updated 2019). Places like "Mahabubabad," "Jangaon," "Nagarkurnool," "Jogulamba Gadwal," "Hanamkonda," "Suryapet,…
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