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Telangana History Timeline

Telangana’s history in the order it happened — from the Satavahanas and the Kakatiyas to the Nizams and the political awakening — era by era, with dates, causes and consequences.

  • 44events
  • 8eras
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Era by era

  1. Early Telangana1500 BCE – 230 BCEAsmaka — Telangana enters recorded political history · Megalithic Telangana — iron, burial and the first evidence of settled society2 events
  2. Satavahanas, Ikshvakus & Vishnukundinas230 BCE – 620 CESimuka founds the Satavahana dynasty at Kotilingala · Gautamiputra Satakarni restores Satavahana power · The Ikshvakus rise at Vijayapuri after the Satavahanas7 events
  3. The Chalukyas of Vemulawada & Mudigonda620 – 1163The Vemulawada Chalukyas rise as Rashtrakuta feudatories · Arikesari II and the poet Pampa2 events
  4. The Kakatiyas of Warangal1163 – 1323Rudradeva declares Kakatiya independence · Rudramadevi rules as king in all but name · The Delhi Sultanate ends Kakatiya sovereignty5 events
  5. The Musunuri Nayakas & the Deccan Sultanates1323 – 1518The Musunuri Nayakas recapture Warangal · Kapaya Nayaka falls, and the Recharla Velamas rise2 events
  6. The Qutb Shahi Dynasty1518 – 1687Sultan Quli founds the Qutb Shahi kingdom at Golconda · Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah founds Hyderabad · Aurangzeb conquers Golconda4 events
  7. Mughal Rule & the Asaf Jahi Nizams1687 – 1948Nizam-ul-Mulk founds the Asaf Jahi dynasty · Salar Jung I modernises Hyderabad State · Osmania University opens in Urdu8 events
  8. Telangana's Political Awakening1900 – 1951Bhagya Reddy Varma founds the Adi-Hindu movement · The Andhra Mahasabha holds its first session at Jogipet · The Hyderabad State Congress is founded, then banned14 events