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History of Guwahati
Guwahati is the largest city of the state of Assam in India. It serves as a gateway to the North-eastern region of India. According to Puranas, Hindu epic and other mythological stories the history of Guwahati goes several thousand years back. As per the Mahabharata it was the capital place of demon king Narakasura who was killed by lord Krishna. Excavations at Ambari take the history of Guwahati back to 6th century when Guwahati was known as Pragjyotishpura. Guwahati was the capital place of Pala and Varaman dynasties of Kamarapura kingdom. Excavations during the construction of Cotton College in Guwahati suggest that Guwahati was city of great size and also significant one from economic and strategic points of view in the 9th and 10th centuries.
In the medieval time Guwahati and the surrounding region were ruled by the Koch Hajo and Ahom kingdoms. After the defeat of Koch Hajo at the hand of Mughal, Guwahati came under the rule of Ahom kingdom that made it an important military outpost. There were about seventeen invasions from the Mughal on Guwahati but each time they had to face the defeat at the hand of Ahom kingdom. A major earthquake 1897 and then a series of floods devastated most part of the city of Guwahati. Guwahati then witnessed the rule of British until Aug- 1947 when India got the freedom from the colonial rule. Guwahati served as capital place of Assam until the city of Dispur was made capital of the state.
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History of Solapur
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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History of Mysore
Mysore is the second largest city in the Karnataka state.Only in the eighteenth century Mysore was under the rule of Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan for roughly about 40 years, rest from the olden days up to 1947 (when Mysore Joined free India) Mysore was under the rule of Wodeyar rulers. In early days Mysore was known as Mahishuru or Mahishapuram and ruled by the demon Mahishasura. Mahishasura was killed by the goddess Chamundeshwari. The city later came to be known as Maisuru. Later British changed its name to Mysore. But the Karnataka government has passed a resolution to change the name back to its Kannada name Mysuru which has been approved by Central Government and is awaiting completion of formalities. Before 15Th. century the place was known as Puragere. Chamaraja Wadeyar III built the fort Mahishuru Fort in 1524 and the place got its name Mahishuru which is again being changed to Mysuru now. The city was named a municipal city 1888 and became a municipal corporation in 1977. According to 2001 census the population of Mysore was about 8 Lacs.
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