Editing Kalaburagi (section)

==History==
[[File:Asuf Gunj, Gulbarga..jpg|thumb|left|Asuf Gunj, Kalaburagi in 1880]]
The history of Kalaburagi dates to the sixth century. The [[Rashtrakutas]] gained control over the region, but the [[Chalukyas]] regained their domain within a short period and reigned supreme for over 200 years. The Kalyani Kalachuris who succeeded them ruled until the 12th century. Around the end of the 12th century, the [[Yadavas]] of [[Devagiri]] and the [[Hoysala Empire|Hoysalas]] of Dwarasamadra destroyed the supremacy of the [[Chalukyas]] and [[Kalachuris of Kalyani]]. Around the same period, the [[Kakatiya]] kings of [[Warangal]] came into prominence and the present [[Kalaburagi district|Kalaburagi]] and [[Raichur District|Raichur]] districts formed part of their domain. The Kakatiya power was subdued in 1308 AD and the entire [[Deccan]], including the district of Kalaburagi, passed under the control of the [[Delhi Sultanate]].

The revolt of the officers appointed from [[Delhi]] resulted in the founding of the [[Bahmani Sultanate]] in 1347 CE by [[Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah]], who chose Kalaburagi (Hasanabad) to be the capital.<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=106–108}}</ref> When the Bahmani Sultanate came to an end in 1527, the kingdom broke up into five independent [[Deccan sultanates]], [[Bijapur Sultanate|Bijapur]], [[Bidar Sultanate|Bidar]], [[Berar sultanate|Berar]], [[Ahmednagar Sultanate|Ahmednagar]], and [[Golconda Sultanate|Golconda]]. The present Kalaburagi district came partly under the sultanate of [[Bidar]] and partly under the sultanate of [[Bijapur]]. The last of these sultanates, Golconda, finally fell to [[Aurangzeb]] in 1687.

With the conquest of the Deccan by Aurangzeb in the 17th century, Kalaburagi passed under the [[Mughal Empire]]. In the early part of the 18th century, with the decline of the Mughal Empire, [[Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I]], one of Aurangzeb's generals, formed the kingdom of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]], in which a major part of the Kalaburagi area was also included. In 1948, [[Hyderabad State]] became a part of the Indian Union, and in 1956, excluding two talukas which were annexed to Andhra Pradesh, Kalaburagi district became part of the new Mysore State through the [[States Reorganisation Act]]<ref name= ReorganisationAct>{{cite web|title= Central Government The States Reorganisation Act, 1956|url= http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/state%20reorganisation%20act.pdf|website= indiaenvironmentportal.org.in|access-date= 18 August 2016|archive-date= 3 August 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160803141208/http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/state%20reorganisation%20act.pdf|url-status= dead}}</ref> in 1956.