Nagavarma I (10th Century CE) – Jain Poet, Grammarian & Author of Karnataka Kadambari – one of the earliest and most celebrated writers in the Kannada language. He lived during the reign of King Rakkasa Ganga (Rachamalla V, 986–999 CE) of the Western Ganga dynasty. Nagavarma I is best known for two extant works: Karnātaka Kādambari , a champu (mixed prose‑verse) romance novel adapted from Bāṇa’s Sanskrit Kādambari, and Chandombudhi (Chhandombudhi) , the earliest available treatise on Kannada prosody. He passed away on 21st February 993 CE at Devulapalli in present‑day Medak district, Telangana, as recorded in a pillar inscription. Died: 21st February 993 CE Occupation: Poet, writer, gramma…

Hanumakonda or Hanamkonda district, (formerly Warangal Urban district) is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters are located at Hanumakonda. The district borders the districts of Jangaon, Karimnagar, Warangal, Bhupalpally and Siddipet. The district was formed in 2016 by carving out Warangal Urban district from the erstwhile Warangal district. In August 2021, the Warangal Urban district was renamed as Hanumakonda district.  753 AD - 973 AD : Rashtrakuta defeated Badami Chalukyas in 753 AD. Founder : Dantidurga Bhimarasa 872 AD : Khajipet, Hanumakonda District. Framentary. The inscription introduces Satyasraya Bhimarasa who obtained the…

Jagtial district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. Its headquarters is Jagtial. The district shares boundaries with Nirmal, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Sircilla and Nizamabad districts. 753 AD - 973 AD : Rashtrakuta defeated Badami Chalukyas in 753 AD. Founder : Dantidurga Dharmapuri : This undated inscription was issued by Aitavarmarasa, of the Haihaya family, whose overlord was the Rashtrakuta king Krishna. It refers to the gift of hundred mattars of land situated in the village Tumbula of Veligonda-12, as siddhaya yielding the revenue of drammas by Ayyana on the day of asterism Uttarashadha to one of the mahajanas named Revana. It also me…

Jogulamba Gadwal district, named after the powerful deity Jogulamba and the historic fort of Gadwal, serves as the southern gateway of Telangana. Situated at the confluence of the Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers (Veni-Sangamam), it has historically been known as Antarvedi (the land between rivers). In ancient administrative records, the region was a core part of the Ayije-300 (also recorded as Aize or Ayaja) division. Historically, it evolved from the territories of Kandur-Nadu and Puduru-thala into the sovereign Gadwal Samsthanam, a center of art and literature often called the "Vidvadgadvala." Carved out from the Mahabubnagar district on October 11, 2016, its headquarters is lo…

Wanaparthy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Its headquarters is Wanaparthy. The district shares boundaries with Gadwal, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Nagarkurnool districts and with the state boundary of Andhra pradesh. It was carved out of Mahabubnagar district. c.550 AD - 753 AD :  Badami Chalukyas  (543 AD - 753 AD) Pulakeshin I defeated  Vakataka Dynasty  in c.550 AD. Pulakeshin II defeated  Durjaya Dynasty  in 611 AD and defeated  Vishnukundins  in 611 / 624 AD. 655 AD - 680 AD : Vikramaditya I  Vikramaditya I was the third son and followed his father, Pulakesi II on to the Chalukya throne. He restored order in the fractured kingdom and made the Pallavas retreat from the capit…

Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The administrative headquarters is located at Bhuvanagiri Town. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Nalgonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts. Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district is carved out of erstwhile Nalgonda district. Rashtrakuta Dynasty  907 AD :  Ravi Chandrayya 1st April, 907 AD :  Velmajala, Bhuvanagiri  Telugu and Kannada.  This inscription is on a slab near ruined construction outside the village. The inscription refers to Akalavarsha (i.e. Krishna II) and records the gift of 100  marttars  of land to a basadi; and a garden by Ravi Chandrayya, a subordinate of the king. 913 AD -…