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Medak District, located in the heart of Telangana, carries a name rooted in its agricultural prosperity. Originally known as Methukudurgam (Rice Fort), the name evolved into Methuku due to the abundance of fine and coarse rice grown in the region. Historically, it was also known as Siddapuram , a name that eventually lost its prominence to popular usage. During the Nizam era, the town was briefly renamed Gulshanabad before returning to its current identity as Medak. Throughout history, it remained a core part of Andhol Rajyam and the administrative divisions of Kasavula-70 and Methuku-70 . 1. Asmaka Mahajanapada (700 – 300 BCE) 16 Mahajanapadas Frontier Zone Rulers: Tribal Clan-Chiefs (Early Iron Age Chieftainships) The Medak region served as a vital cultural frontier for the Asmaka Mahajanapada . It was a landscape dominated by Megalithic communities who transitioned from nomadic pastoralism to ...

Mahabubnagar (Palamuru): Unabridged Dynastic & Local Governance Record 1. Asmaka Mahajanapada Periphery (c. 700 – 300 BCE) Administrative Unit: Southern Aranya-Sutta (Forest Province). Local Rulers: Tribal Clan-Chiefs; megalithic builders of the Amrabad Plateau . Governance: Clan-based eldership. The landscape was a collection of Cattle-herding frontiers. Governance focused on managing migratory routes and ritual stone burials (Megaliths) found at Vatwarlapally . Cattle-Herding Clans 2. Mauryan Empire (c. 300 – 232 BCE) Administrative Unit: Dakshinapatha (Southern Highroad). Local Rulers: Imperial Mahamatras stationed at nearby Suvarnagiri. Governance: Centralized extraction of forest resources (teak and medicinal herbs). The region served as the primary transit corridor for the Mauryan army moving toward the gold mines of the south. 3. Satavahana Dynasty (c. 232 BCE – 208 CE) Administrative Unit: Setagiri-Rashtra . Local Rulers: Mahatalavaras...

Administrative Structure of Indur 1. Asmaka Mahajanapada (c. 700–300 BCE) Potali / Paudanya (Bodhan) The Region: Asmaka-Rashtra (The only Mahajanapada located south of the Vindhyas, centered in the Godavari valley). Who Managed: The Parishad (Central Council of Ministers) advising the sovereign. Local Rulers: The Asmaka Kings (such as Brahmadatta and Aruna) and Grama-Kutas (Village Headmen). Direct Local Governance: The Royal Seat: Potali served as the direct residence of the King, making the Nizamabad region the political heart of the Southern Deccan. Council Rule: Unlike absolute autocracies, the Asmaka kings were guided by a Parishad , which managed urban planning and defense for the capital. Agricultural Management: Direct oversight of the "Sutta" (the circuit of villages surrounding Bodhan) to ensure the food security of the imperial core. ...

Nalgonda (Nilagiri): Dynastic & Administrative Record 1. Asmaka Mahajanapada (c. 700 – 300 BCE) Nilagiri–Raigir Region Status: Peripheral tribal chiefdoms allied to Asmaka polity. Administrative Change: Transition from clan-based settlements to fortified village nuclei. Early territorial symbols and megalithic habitations at Raigir (Rājagiri) and Phanigiri suggest proto-urban activity, marking the eastern frontier of Asmaka. Epigraphic Note: Later regional inscriptions (Satavahana and Ikshvaku layers) recall Asmaka-name memory and link it culturally to early Nilagiri–Raigir tribal polities. Asmaka Eastern Frontier 2. Mauryan Empire (c. 300 – 232 BCE) Dakshinapatha → Nilagiri-Raigiri Vishaya Status: Nilagiri-Raigiri Vishaya within Dakshinapatha province under Suvarnagiri control. Administration: Suvarnagiri provincial capital → Mahamatras govern local vishayas/janapadas. Administrative Change...