History · Telangana
Stories from telangana's past
Long-reads about the city's history — its founding, its dynasties, its turning points. Updated as we add new pieces.
- 1163–1323📚 Long-read9 min
The Kakatiyas: Telangana's first imperial idea
How a regional dynasty in 12th-century Warangal built one of South India's most distinctive cultural projects.
- 1956–2014📚 Long-read12 min
How Telangana became its own state in 2014
60 years, three movements, and the day Andhra Pradesh split.
- 1724–1948📚 Long-read11 min
Hyderabad State: largest princely state in British India
The Asaf Jahi era, its currency, its army, and its 1948 end.
- 1347–1518📚 Long-read8 min
The Bahmani sultanate: how the Deccan went its own way
The 14th-century rebellion that gave Telangana its first Persianate polity.
- 1213📚 Long-read6 min
Ramappa Temple's UNESCO recognition (2021): the floating bricks that won
What the medieval engineers in Palampet did right that we still can't fully replicate.
