Raja Mahipat Ram
Peshkar to Raymond · Initially Pro-British · Turned by Rivalry with Mir Alam · Dismissed December 4, 1806 · Battle of Shahpur (February 11-22, 1808) · Three-Month Chase · Crossed Godaveri, Tapti, Nerbudda · Shot, Decapitated, Head Cast Before Holkar's Tent Raja · Governor of Berar · Dismissed 1806 · Defeated Nizam's Forces · Killed Mr. Gordon · Evaded British for 3 Months · Crossed 3 Rivers · Died 1809 · Pioneer of Resistance Raja Mahipat …
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Swami Ramananda Tirtha
Sholapur → Hipparge Gurukul → Hyderabad State Congress · 1938 Satyagraha · Nizamabad Central Jail · Integration with India · 1948 Police Action Sanyasi · Freedom Fighter · First Dictator of Hyderabad Satyagraha (1938) · Imprisoned in Nizamabad Central Jail · Lived to See Hyderabad Integration · 1900–1970 Swami Ramananda Tirtha — the ochre-robed warrior. Photo: Wikipedia Swami Ramananda Tirtha was not a typical political leader. He was a sanyasi in …
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Hydraulic Engineering in Medieval Telangana
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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Religious Transitions in Medieval Telangana
one sacred landscape · many transitions · Buddhist · Jaina · Shaiva · Vaishnava · Islamic · 5th–16th century CE 🕉️ Shifts in royal patronage and religious identity The inscriptions of medieval Telangana document significant religious transitions , reflecting the shifts in royal patronage, the decline of Buddhism and Jainism, and the rise of Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, alongside the later impact of Islamic incursions and subsequent restoration…
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