March 28, 2012
History of Solapur
Solapur is a
district of Maharashtra State now. History
of this district is associated with the Bahamani Sultanate, the rulers of
Bijapur and the Mughals in the medieval period. It was ruled by the Chalukyas,
Rashtrakutas and the Kalchuri rulers. It was a part of Kuntala region in the
ancient period. The actual formation of Solapur into an independent territory
took place in the medieval period.
Solapur was a part of the Gulbarga division in the reign of the
Bahamani Sultans. After that it came under the rule of the rulers of Bijapur Adil Shahi. It became a part of
Bijapur region then. Later in the Mughal period it was a part of the Telangana
region. Marathas ruled over it for a decade and Solapur (it was known as Sholapur)
came under Ahmadnagar district.
During Anglo-Maratha tussles the area comprising Solapur and Pandharapur were the center of
disputes.
During Indian Freedom Struggle
Solapur had acquired three days independence due to insurgency of the freedom
fighters. This happened in 1930 from 9th of May to 11th
of May. In 1930 after Gandhi’s arrest there were protests and rallies all over
India. Even in Solapur many freedom fighters took up protests and the angry mob
had ransacked the police station. The police and other authorities had fled
from the city for three days and the Congress men of Solapur took charge of
Solapur for three days. Tulsidas Jadhav, a leader of Congress Party was in
charge of the responsibilities. On 6th April in 1930, a month before
the incident mentioned above the freedom fighters had even hoisted the national
flag on Muncipal Council building. It is known as the first Muncipal Council in
India to hoist the national flag. Irritated British executed many freedom
fighters making them the martyrs of Freedom struggle.
After Independence many taluks of
Solapur district were relocated and in the year 1956 the district came under
the Bombay State of that time. In 1960 the district became a part of the
Maharashtra State.
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