Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (KCR)
K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) — first Chief Minister of Telangana. Photo: theleaderspage Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao — popularly known as KCR , is the first Chief Minister of Telangana (2014–2023) and the founder of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) , later renamed the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) . Born on 17 February 1954 at Chintamadaka village (then in Medak district of Hyderabad State, now in Siddipet district, Telangana) to Raghava Rao and Ve…
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Dr. Zakir Husain Khan (1897–1969)
The Educator Who Became President | First Muslim President of India 3rd President of India · First Muslim President · Bharat Ratna 1963 · Educationist & Economist Dr. Zakir Husain — the educator who became India's third President Dr. Zakir Husain Khan (1897–1969) — the third President of India, serving from 13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969 , was one of modern India's most influential educationists, economists, and statesmen. Born on 8 February …
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Shitab Khan
The Telugu Chieftain Who Revived Kakatiya Memory
Warangal, Political Power and the Kakatiya Legacy in the Early 16th-Century Deccan
Late 15th–early 16th century · Telugu Chieftain · Ruler of Warangal ·
Captured Warangal in 1504 · Kakatiya Cultural Revival · Kush Mahal Association
Kush Mahal (Khush Mahal), Warangal Fort — a Tughluq-period audience hall later associated with Shitab Khan
Shitab Khan , known in his 1504 Warang…
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Prataparudra II (1289–1323)
Prataparudra II (c. 1289–1323 CE) – The Last Kakatiya Sovereign · Also known as Kumara-Rudra and Vira-Rudra · Restored Kakatiya authority after the Ambadeva conflict · Upparapalli tradition (1303) · Malik Kafur's campaign (1309–1310) · Kakatiya expansion into the southern Deccan · Kanchi under Kakatiya authority · Defeated by Ulugh Khan in 1323 KAKATIYA DYNASTY · LAST SOVEREIGN · Reign: 1289–1323 CE · Ambadeva conflict · 1303 Delhi expedition…
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