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Warangal through time

Telangana

Also known as: Orugallu (the Kakatiya name); Ekashilanagara (city of the single rock)

  1. Theme M4 · 1070 to 1323 CE

    South India before the Sultanate: the last Cholas, Hoysalas, Pandyas and Kakatiyas

    Orugallu, the Kakatiya capital; Ganapati Deva's fort with its four kala thoranam; taken by Malik Kafur in 1310 and Ulugh Khan in 1323

  2. Theme M5 · 1206 to 1526 CE

    The Delhi Sultanate: five dynasties, 1206 to 1526

    The Kakatiya capital, raided by Malik Kafur in 1309 to 1310; Ghiyasuddin's campaign captured Prataparudra II in 1323, the end of the Kakatiyas

  3. Theme M6 · 1336 to 1646 CE

    Vijayanagara and the Bahmanis

    Muhammad Shah I took the Turquoise Throne from Warangal; Ahmad Shah I annexed it in 1424 to 1425, and Krishnadeva Raya took it in 1515 to 1516