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Gudekote is a village in [[Kudligi]] taluk in [[Ballari district|Bellary district]] in the state of [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It is about 270 km from the state capital of [[Bangalore]] and 54 km from the city of [[Bellary|Ballari]]. It was part of the [[Madras State]], followed by being under the rule of [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizams]], before it was transferred to Karnataka after the formation of new states. |
Gudekote is a village in [[Kudligi]] taluk in [[Ballari district|Bellary district]] in the state of [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It is about 270 km from the state capital of [[Bangalore]] and 54 km from the city of [[Bellary|Ballari]]. It was part of the [[Madras State]], followed by being under the rule of [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizams]], before it was transferred to Karnataka after the formation of new states. |
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== Etymology == |
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Legend says that Gudekote was ruled by a king called Banasura, who was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Baḷḷāri jilleya kōṭegaḷu = Bellary jilley a kotegalu|last=Eṃ.,|first=Kōṭrēś,|others=Kannada University. Prasaranga.|isbn=9789380994826|location=Haṃpi|oclc=765495770}}</ref> Impressed by his devotion, the divine couple assured him that they would guard the village for eternity. The village was then the size of a city, and was known by the same name as that of its ruler. |
Legend says that Gudekote was ruled by a king called Banasura, who was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Baḷḷāri jilleya kōṭegaḷu = Bellary jilley a kotegalu|last=Eṃ.,|first=Kōṭrēś,|others=Kannada University. Prasaranga.|isbn=9789380994826|location=Haṃpi|oclc=765495770}}</ref> Impressed by his devotion, the divine couple assured him that they would guard the village for eternity. The village was then the size of a city, and was known by the same name as that of its ruler. |
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[[Robert Bruce Foote|Bruce Foote]], the British geologist and archaeologist, had exclaimed that the boulders here are so huge, that he hadn't seen any of this size, in all of South India.<ref name=":0" /> Gude, in [[Kannada]], literally translated to a heap or a group. Gudekote is surrounded by hills with heaps and heaps of huge boulders. The fact that the fort (kote, in Kannada) is situated on top of one such rocky hill possibly gave the name Gudekote to this village.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Citation|title=ಗುಡೇಕೋಟೆ|date=2015-02-25|url=https://kn.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%A1%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%86&oldid=542941|work=ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ|language=kn|access-date=2018-09-19}}</ref> |
[[Robert Bruce Foote|Bruce Foote]], the British geologist and archaeologist, had exclaimed that the boulders here are so huge, that he hadn't seen any of this size, in all of South India.<ref name=":0" /> Gude, in [[Kannada]], literally translated to a heap or a group. Gudekote is surrounded by hills with heaps and heaps of huge boulders. The fact that the fort (kote, in Kannada) is situated on top of one such rocky hill possibly gave the name Gudekote to this village.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Citation|title=ಗುಡೇಕೋಟೆ|date=2015-02-25|url=https://kn.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%A1%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%86&oldid=542941|work=ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ|language=kn|access-date=2018-09-19}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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The ruins in and around the village date back to prehistoric times. [[Stone Age|Stone age]] weapons and delicate ruins have been found in caves and by the sides of boulders, in Appayaganahalli, Panchalingeshwara, Doregudda and other places. Gudekote was under the [[Maurya Empire|Mauryan rule]], indicated by edicts in nearby Brahmagiri and Siddapura areas. [[Satavahana dynasty|Satavahana]] edicts have also been found in nearby Kottur, Kudligi, Shivapura, Choranur, Molakalmuru, Ashoka Siddapura and other places. It was later ruled by [[Chalukya dynasty|Badami]] and [[Western Chalukya Empire|Kalyana Chalukyas]], [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakutas]], and saw some development under the rule of [[Hoysala Empire|Hoysalas]] and the kings of Hosamanedurga. Under the [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagar empire]], Gudekote was an important administrative centre of the [[Polygar|palegars]], who ruled over this village for nearly 250 years.<ref name=":0" /> Gundalanayaka was the first palegar of Gudekote, with the other important ones being Bommantaraja, Chinnayyaraja, Immadi Rajappanayaka, Jattingaraja, Shivappanayaka and others. <ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> Towards the end of the 18th century, [[Hyder Ali]] and [[Tipu Sultan]] captured Gudekote, which then went back to the palegars after Tipu lost to the British in 1792. It was transferred to the Nizams in 1799, and then to the British in 1800, and was then moved to the rule of [[Mysore State]] in 1947, when India got its independence. |
The ruins in and around the village date back to prehistoric times. [[Stone Age|Stone age]] weapons and delicate ruins have been found in caves and by the sides of boulders, in Appayaganahalli, Panchalingeshwara, Doregudda and other places. Gudekote was under the [[Maurya Empire|Mauryan rule]], indicated by edicts in nearby Brahmagiri and Siddapura areas. [[Satavahana dynasty|Satavahana]] edicts have also been found in nearby Kottur, Kudligi, Shivapura, Choranur, Molakalmuru, Ashoka Siddapura and other places. It was later ruled by [[Chalukya dynasty|Badami]] and [[Western Chalukya Empire|Kalyana Chalukyas]], [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakutas]], and saw some development under the rule of [[Hoysala Empire|Hoysalas]] and the kings of Hosamanedurga. Under the [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagar empire]], Gudekote was an important administrative centre of the [[Polygar|palegars]], who ruled over this village for nearly 250 years.<ref name=":0" /> Gundalanayaka was the first palegar of Gudekote, with the other important ones being Bommantaraja, Chinnayyaraja, Immadi Rajappanayaka, Jattingaraja, Shivappanayaka and others. <ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> Towards the end of the 18th century, [[Hyder Ali]] and [[Tipu Sultan]] captured Gudekote, which then went back to the palegars after Tipu lost to the British in 1792. It was transferred to the Nizams in 1799, and then to the British in 1800, and was then moved to the rule of [[Mysore State]] in 1947, when India got its independence. |
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Gudekote is a village in Kudligi taluk in Bellary district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is about 270 km from the state capital of Bangalore and 54 km from the city of Ballari. It was part of the Madras State, followed by being under the rule of Nizams, before it was transferred to Karnataka after the formation of new states.
Etymology
Legend says that Gudekote was ruled by a king called Banasura, who was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.[1] Impressed by his devotion, the divine couple assured him that they would guard the village for eternity. The village was then the size of a city, and was known by the same name as that of its ruler.
Bruce Foote, the British geologist and archaeologist, had exclaimed that the boulders here are so huge, that he hadn't seen any of this size, in all of South India.[1] Gude, in Kannada, literally translated to a heap or a group. Gudekote is surrounded by hills with heaps and heaps of huge boulders. The fact that the fort (kote, in Kannada) is situated on top of one such rocky hill possibly gave the name Gudekote to this village.[1][2]
History
The ruins in and around the village date back to prehistoric times. Stone age weapons and delicate ruins have been found in caves and by the sides of boulders, in Appayaganahalli, Panchalingeshwara, Doregudda and other places. Gudekote was under the Mauryan rule, indicated by edicts in nearby Brahmagiri and Siddapura areas. Satavahana edicts have also been found in nearby Kottur, Kudligi, Shivapura, Choranur, Molakalmuru, Ashoka Siddapura and other places. It was later ruled by Badami and Kalyana Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, and saw some development under the rule of Hoysalas and the kings of Hosamanedurga. Under the Vijayanagar empire, Gudekote was an important administrative centre of the palegars, who ruled over this village for nearly 250 years.[1] Gundalanayaka was the first palegar of Gudekote, with the other important ones being Bommantaraja, Chinnayyaraja, Immadi Rajappanayaka, Jattingaraja, Shivappanayaka and others. [2][1] Towards the end of the 18th century, Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan captured Gudekote, which then went back to the palegars after Tipu lost to the British in 1792. It was transferred to the Nizams in 1799, and then to the British in 1800, and was then moved to the rule of Mysore State in 1947, when India got its independence.
It is believed that one of Karnataka's brave woman warriors, Onake Obavva, daughter of Chalavadi Chinnapa, was born in Gudekote.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Eṃ.,, Kōṭrēś,. Baḷḷāri jilleya kōṭegaḷu = Bellary jilley a kotegalu. Kannada University. Prasaranga. Haṃpi. ISBN 9789380994826. OCLC 765495770.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "ಗುಡೇಕೋಟೆ", ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ (in Kannada), 2015-02-25, retrieved 2018-09-19
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