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The Kakatiyas , the feudatories of the Western Chalukyas of Kalyani, under influence of Prola declared his independence. Ganapati Deva, the first great king of Kakatiyas brought most of the Telugu area under his rule.
Nellore was part of kakatiya kingdom in the 13th century. After the fall of Kakatiya Empire, the region was under Tuglaq and then was later under Kondavidi Reddis. The most parts of the district were annexed by the Sangama dynasty of the Vijayanagara empire in 14th century. The remaining portions of the district like Udayagiri were conquered in by Krishnadeva Rayalu , the greatest king of the kingdom. The ruins of fortress built by the Vijayanagar kings in the 14th century are at Udayagiri.
After the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire , the area was ruled by the Nawabs. It was under rule of Najeebullah, the brother of Arcot Nawab in The district witnessed wars between Najeebullah and Nawab with support from French at Machilipatnam and British at Madras. Army under colonel Cailluad took over Nellore fort in and handed it over to Nawab.
On the assignment of revenues, Nawab Ajim Ud Duaula gave Nellore town back in and gave the rest of the district to East India company in East India Company had taken control appointed Mr. Dyton as the 1st Collector. Nellore was declared the revenue unit for the district. During the British period, the district was at peace, the only event of any political importance being the sequestration in , of the Jagir of Udayagiri , owing to its title holder's participation in a conspiracy, engineered by the Nawab of Kurnool , against the ruling power.
After the district came under the British administration, the jurisdiction of the district did not undergo any major changes, but for the transfer of Ongole taluk in to Guntur district when it was newly constituted. On 1 November , when the states were reorganised on a linguistic basis, this district came under Andhra Pradesh.
Nellore played a major role in the formation of Andhra Pradesh state. Potti Sriramulu , a Telugu patriot and activist, fasted to death for the formation of Andhra Pradhesh state. His sacrifice resulted in the creation of linguistic based states in Indian Union. Nellore people participated in Indian Independence movement and also in fight for formation of separate state for Telugu people.
Notable freedom fighters are Muttharaju Gopalarao and Potti Sriramulu. People of Nellore district have vivid interest in politics. The main political parties of the district are Congress and Telugu Desam party. Communist parties of India also have more followers compared to the neighboring districts like Kadapa and Ongole. Puchalapalli Sundaraiah , a founding member of the Communist Party of India Marxist , attempted to establish communism here. There are many patrons for the causes of district.
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Notable among them is Rebala Laxminarasa Reddy, who donated the town hall and pediatric hospital and Venkata Giri Raja, who constructed first college in the Nellore. Nellore's total land area is 13, square kilometers 8, sq. It is bordered by the Bay of Bengal to the east, the state of Tamil Nadu to the South, the district of Cuddapah , and the district of Prakasam to the north.
The eastern side consists of area of low lying land extending from the base of the Eastern Ghats to the sea. The west side of the district is separated from Cuddapah district by Veligonda hills.
The district is split by the River Pennar and is located on both south and north banks of it. About the half of the total area is cultivated and the rest is wasteland [7] because of it is rocky land, sandy coastline or covered with scrub jungles.
Pennar , Swarnamukhi and Gundlakamma are the main rivers that flow through the most of the district. They are not navigable, and are mainly used for irrigation purposes. Tributaries to Penna like Kandaleru and Boggeru serve the remaining area. This area is rich in particular kind of flint called quartzite , out of which the prehistoric man made his weapons and implements.
The maximum temperature is c during summer and the minimum temperature is c during winter. Nellore is subject both to droughts and to floods based on the seasons. Proximity to the sea as well as to agricultural heartland has helped Nellore district to grow. The seaborne trade from Mipadu, Krishnapatnam and other port cities in district is on rise, but insignificant compared to trade via the road and rail. Nellore is also famous for quality rice production and aqua prawn and fish culture. Nellore district is called the " Shrimp capital of India" due to its high production of cultured shrimp.
About 70 percent of the total work force is dependent upon agriculture either as farmers or as agricultural labour. The main crops are rice paddy and sugar cane. It is particularly famous for a rice breed called "Molagolukulu". Other crops are cotton, lemon and oil seeds like peanuts and horticultural seeds.
Another dam is located at Gandipalem across a tributary of Pennar. They support irrigation for many villages. The handloom sector is a small scale industry and next to agriculture by the number of people depend on it. Venkatagiri and Patur are important handloom centres in the district noted for their traditional handcrafted fine cotton and silk sarees embrodied with pure zari. The port is expected to become a world-class deep-water port. Iron ore and granite are being exported from Krishna Patnam to other countries like China. One railway line links it with Vekatachalam on main railway line.
An International Leather park is being developed at Krishnapatnam. A railway line is being constructed from Krishnapattanam to Obulavari palle to link up this port with Mumbai Railway line. Rail Line is completed up to Venkatachalam junction connecting Nellore, Chennai cities. Central government is also planning to set up a 'Petro Chemical Terminal' at Krishnapatnam. The construction of the float glass plant with a capacity of tonnes a day will commence in early and is likely to be completed by Lab is yet to be constructed in Kota town, by M.
Yoganand Kumar and it is likely to commence by The national railway runs throughout the length of the district. On 30 July , at least 25 people were killed when fire, thought to have been caused by an electrical short circuit , swept through a train in Nellore.
At least 22 others were injured and needed hospital treatment. According to the census Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district has a population of 2,,, [10] roughly equal to the nation of Armenia [11] or the US state of Mississippi. The population of the district was 29,66, of which Telugu is spoken by a majority of the people in the district, while Tamil is spoken by a few in the southern parts and southern coastal region of the district. Telugu is the language of There are some Telugu communities whose pronunciation is closer to Tamil. Nellore is very famous for food and movie theatres with State of Art facilities on par with Big Cities.
P and even in other states of India. Hotels of Nellore are famous for providing quality food. Lord Siva appeared as stone Lingam under a Nelli Tree in this place. The legend was that a local cow-herd named Mukkanti Reddi who noticed that one of his cows was losing its milk every day. He came to know that the cow was pouring its milk on the stone, and got vision to see it as God. He constructed a temple and titled the stone Lingam as Mulasantha Iswara.
The town got its name from the Nelli Tree, where the temple is located. The temple is said to be the one in present Mulapeta colony in Nellore. Most people live in villages as opposed to cities or towns. While men can be seen in pants and suits, as well as in more traditional attire such as dhotis and lungis , women mostly limit themselves to sarees. Nellore region produced famous Telugu artists ranging from ancient poets like Tikkana and to modern artists like Atreya.
Tikkana, the second in Kavitrayam translated Sanskrit epic Mahabharat.