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=Kondapalli, 1908=

Town and hill-fortress in the Bezwada taluk of
Kistna District, Madras, situated in 16° 37' N. and 8o° 33' E. Popu-
lation (1901), 4,799. The place is now unimportant, but was formerly
a fortress of considerable strength and the capital of one of the five
Northern Circars. Built about a.d. 1360 by the Reddi kings of
Kondavid, it became the centre of numerous struggles. It was taken
by the Bahmani Sultan in 1471 from the Orissa kings, and in 1477
from a revolted garrison. Falling once more into the hands of the Orissa
kings, it was again captured by Krishna Deva of Vijayanagar about
15 1 5, and by Sultan Kuli Kutb Shah in 153 1. It surrendered to
the troops of Aurangzeb in 1687, and in 1766 was taken by General
Caillaud from the Nizam. A small British garrison was stationed here
till 1859. The ruined outworks, some miles in circumference, are now
overgrown with jungle or covered with corn-fields ; but the citadel on
the rock overhanging them is still a striking object. At Kondapalli
there is a special industry — the manufacture of small figures and toys
from a light wood which grows on the hills.

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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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''Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''

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