Historical background of Nalgonda dist., Andhra Pradesh State, India

A brief historical sketch of Nalgonda district is presented essentially in relation to Political history of the dynasties that ruled over the Nalgonda district is being narrated here as is widely known inscriptions form the basic source. Material for the reconstruction of the history for any part of this Nalgonda and so is the case with Andhra also. The earliest epigraphs discovered as yet in the region in study are of the great emperor Asoka (3rd c-B.C) However, they are not of any help to the present study. After the Decline of the Mauryan empire the Satavahanas ruled over extensive part of the Deccan for a few countries. The Satavahanas for the sake of Administrative Convenience divided the Kingdom into various provinces, rasthras.It is interesting to note that some of the epithets of the Chola Monarchs were given as second names to the towns in chased in the Vengi Country. After the decline of the Chalukyas, Pallavas, Rasthra kutas and the Kakatiya Kingdom sheld sway over the Nalgonda district. The Kakatiya rulers are known to have cleared of forests and established villages. A few epigraphical references to the villages named after the Kakatiya Ganapati.