Gadwal Telangana

For Gotras see Gadwal

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Gadwal (गड़वाल) is a town and the district Headquarter of Jogulamba Gadwal district in the Indian state of Telangana.

Location

It is located 188 km from the state capital of Hyderabad and is a state assembly constituency. Gadwal historically served as the capital of Gadwal Samsthanam, a vassal of the Nizam of Hyderabad. Gadwal was previously part of the Raichur region of Hyderabad-Karnataka.

Variants

• Gadawal (गड़वाल) (जिला रायचूर, मैसूर) (AS, p.273)

History

Gadwal Fort is an imposing structure around which the old town sprawls. The fort houses several old temples, the most important of which is Sri Chennakesava Swamy. Another well-known temple, Jammulamma, is located west to the town.

Gadwal developed around a fort built by the Gadwal ruler Somanadri, Gadwal Samsthanam, which was a vassal of the Nizam of Hyderabad. It was protected by Mallichetti vamshiyulu. The Nagi Reddy, known today as Nagappa, was an Ayngarashakulu of Gadwal Samsthanam (Raja Somanadri was a minor). He died in a war with Sultans. Nagappa was succeeded by Narsappa as Gadwal Samsthanam Ayngarashakulu, but had to leave the palace.

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Gadwal is another historic locality whose origin is lost in antiquity. The earliest trace is the conferment of the status of Sarnagoud over six paragnas by King Pratapa Rudra Deva upon Bukka Polavi Reddi, the ruler of Gadwal. Gadwal has an interesting fort, a great temple, the Garudasthamba temple and the Sri Keshava temple with the dwajasthamba.

गड़वाल

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ... गड़वाल (AS, p.273): इस प्राचीन ऐतिहासिक नगर में हिंदूकालीन (वारंगल नरेशों के समय में बने हुए) दुर्ग, विशाल मंदिर और गरुड़स्तम्भ स्थित हैं. वारंगल के काकतीय नरेश प्रतापरुद्र ने गडवाल के शासक बुक्का पोलावी रेड्डी को 6 परगनों का सरनागौड़ा या शासक बनाया था. इस स्थान के विषय में यही सर्व प्राचीन उल्लेख मिलता है.

See also

• History And Legend In Hyderabad