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Andhra Pradesh history reveals that
this place was once a major Buddhist centre centuries ago and a part of
the Emperor Ashoka’s expansive kingdom.
The traces of early Buddhist
influences are visible even today in numerous places in the state. The
death of Emperor Ashoka brought a great change to the history of Andhra
Pradesh.
Several dynasties that ruled this
state were the Pallavas, Ikshvakus, Kakatiyas, Mughals, Chalukyas,
Vijayanagaram kings; Asaf Jahi’s and Qutub Shahis reigned this city.
The history has relevance to the
ancient glory and the ancient rulers have left behind memories in the
form of monuments, forts and palaces worth visiting.
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Andhra Pradesh is a unique place that has a
great combination of Hindus and Muslims. The Andhra Pradesh history
dates back to the epic period of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. The
history of Andhra Pradesh revolves during the rule of Buddhism that
flourished the kingdom before 450 years.
The rulers were Brahmanism followers but the
women practiced Buddhism. During this period only Buddhism spread from
here to China, Sri Lanka and to the Far East. The Ikshvakus overcome
the Satavahanas and ruled this kingdom for 57 years. The Pallavas were
the next to annexe the South Krishna River and they continued until the
end of 6th century.
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The history of Andhra Pradesh is a
lengthy story as it has seen many rulers and dynasties. The Chalukyas
and Kakatiyas were the next dynasties after the Pallavas.
The Kakatiyas were the rulers of
Telugu speaking people and the glorious Kakatiyas reign came to the
closing stages in the 14th century and for the very first time this
state saw a Muslim regime that came with a different set of language,
customs and religion.
The Delhi Sultanate ruled and was
governed by Allahuddin Hasan who claimed ancestry to Bahman Shah of
Persia, who revolted against the sultanate and became the ruler of the
entire territory, especially the Telangana and Deccan areas.
The Andhra Pradesh history started
seeing change of rulers and was following the cultures and traditions
accordingly.
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Around this time, the Andhra Pradesh history
saw a change and the Qutub Shahi came into existence and the Bahmani
governor became independent and extended the kingdom of Golconda up to
Machlipatnam. Qutub shah was given the title Quli-ul-Mulk and this
descendant of the royal family took the reins and governed till 1548.
In the year 1687, Aurangazeb conquered the
Deccan and Nizams ruled Andhra Pradesh. The French and the British took
control over the Nizams and slowly Andhra became an Indian union in
1947. The history of Andhra Pradesh saw an ultimate change and a part
of this state were merged with Madras. However, this state was formed
in 1953.
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