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The Belgaum District is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The city of Belgaum is the district headquarters. By the 2001 Census of India, it had a population of 4,214,505 of which 24.03% were urban. [1] The district has an area of 12,000 square kilometers, and is bounded on the west and north by Maharashtra state, on the northeast by Bijapur District, on the east by Bagalkot District, on the southeast by Gadag District, on the south by Dharawad District and Uttara Kannada districts, and on the southwest by the state of Goa. The languages spoken in this district include Kannada and Marathi. Image File history File links Karnataka_emblem. ... Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... The German Hyghalmen Roll was made in the late fifteenth century and illustrates the German practice of repeating themes from the arms in the crest A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short), in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person (or group... India is subdivided into 28 states, 6 union territories and a national capital territory. ... Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Karnataka is divided into 4 divisions. ... A Tehsil is an administrative subdivision or tier of local government in some South Asian countries. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Belgaum (Kannada: ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ , ) ( ), also known as Belgaon or Belagaavi , is a city and a municipal corporation in Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. ... Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra, literally: Great Nation; IPA: )( ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Bijapur (Kannada: ವಿಜಾಪುರ) is a district in the state of Karnataka. ... Bāgalkot (ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ in Kannada) pronounced //, sometimes spelled as Bāgalkote is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Gadag District has a population of 971,955 (2001 Census of India), which increased 13. ... Dharwad Peda Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a town in Indias Karnataka state. ... Location of Uttara Kannada district with respect to the other districts of Karnataka. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ...

Border Dispute

Main article: Belgaum border dispute.

Belgaum district was incorporated into the newly formed Mysore state (now Karnataka) with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act (1956), which reorganised India's states along linguistic lines,despite having a large Marathi-speaking population ^[1]; about three-fourths of the total population.^[2]. Since then Maharashtra government is claiming the district and the case is now in Supreme court of India. The Belgaum border dispute is a dispute involving the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. ... The Kingdom of Mysore was one of the three largest princely states within the erstwhile British Empire of India. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Broadly conceived, linguistics is the study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. ... Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra, literally: Great Nation; IPA: )( ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be challenged. ...

History

Belgaum is the Divisional Head quarter of North Karnataka The ancient name of the town of Belgaum was Venugrama meaning Bamboo Village. The most ancient place in the district is Halsi; and this, according to inscriptions on copper plates discovered in its neighborhood, was once the capital of a dynasty of nine Kadamba kings. It appears that from the middle of the 6th century to about 760 the area was held by the Chalukyas, who were succeeded by the Rashtrakutas. After the break-up of the Rashtrakuta power a portion of it survived in the Rattas (875-1250), who from 1210 onward made Venugrama their capital. Inscriptions give evidence of a long struggle between the Rattas and the Kadambas of Goa, who succeeded in the latter years of the 12th century in acquiring and holding part of the district. By 1208, however, the Kadambas had been overthrown by the Rattas, who in their turn succumbed to the Yadavas of Devagiri in 1250. After the overthrow of the Yadavas by the Delhi Sultanate (1320), Belgaum was for a short time under the rule of the latter; but only a few years later the part south of the Ghataprabha River was subject to the Hindu rajas of Vijayanagara. In 1347 the northern part was conquered by the Bahmani Sultanate, which in 1473 took the town of Belgaum and conquered the southern part also. When Aurangzeb overthrew the Bijapur sultans in 1686, Belgaum passed to the Mughals. In 1776 the country was overrun by Hyder Ali of Mysore, but was retaken by the Peshwa with British assistance. In 1818 it was handed over to the British East India Company.In 1836 the southern district continuing to be known as Dharwad, the northern as Belgaum. The Chalukya dynasty (Kannada: ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರು) was a powerful Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th century C.E. They began to assert their independence at the decline of the Satavahana empire and rapidly rose to prominence during the reign of... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... An ancient royal family of Karnataka, who ruled from their capital of Banavasi, later branched into Goa, Hanagal and Chandavar. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... The Yadava Dynasty ruled a kingdom in what is now Maharashtra, India from the 12th century to the 14th century. ... Daulatabad (from Persian دولت‌آباد meaning Built by the Government), also called Deogiri or Devagiri, is a hill-fortress in Maharashtra state, India, in about 40 miles northwest of the city of Aurangabad in Aurangabad district. ... The Delhi Sultanate (دلی سلطنت), or Sulthanath-e-Hind (سلطنتِ ہند) / Sulthanath-e-Dilli (سلطنتِ دلی) refers to the various Muslim dynasties that ruled in India from 1210 to 1526. ... The Ghataprabha river is a tributary of the Krishna River and flows in state of Karnataka, India. ... Vijayanagara (often written Vijayanagar, meaning the city of victory), in northern Karnataka, is the name of the now ruined capital city of the historic Vijayanagara empire in the Southern part of India. ... The Bahmani Sultanate was a Muslim state of the Deccan in southern India. ... Aurangzeb (borrowed from early Persian, اورنگ‌زیب Awrang throne and Zayb beauty, ornament),(November 3, 1618 – March 3, 1707, also known as Alamgir I, was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 until 1707. ... Bijapur (Kannada: ವಿಜಾಪುರ) is a district headquarters of the Bijapur district in the state of Karnataka. ... Events The League of Augsburg is founded. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... Hyder Ali or Haidar Ali (c. ... Flag of former princely state of Mysore. ... The Maratha Empire at its peak in 1760 Statue of the great Baji Rao, near Shaniwar Wada, Pune The Peshwa (also known in Marathi as Peshwe) were Brahmin Prime Ministers to the Maratha Chattrapatis (Kings), who began commanding Maratha armies and later became the hereditary rulers of the Maratha empire... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... The BEIC, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company which was granted an English Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intention of favouring trade privileges in India. ...

Kittur in Belgaum district is a place of historical importance. Rani Chennamma of Kittur (1778-1829) is known for her resistance to British rule; another person in the history of Belgaum known for his resistance to British rule is Sangolli Rayanna. Kittur, a village of Belgaum district, Karnataka state, is a place of historical significance. ... A stamp issued by the Government of India in the memory of Kitturu Rani Chennamma Kitturu Rani Chennamma (Chennamma, the Queen of Kitturu)(1778 - 1829) was the queen of the pricenly state Kittur in Karnataka. ... Sangolli Rayanna was a prominent freedom fighter of Karnataka. ...

There are several names available for Belgaum city. Kannada people call Belgavi, Marathi people call Belgaon, North Indians call it as Belagam.

The British had a sizable infantry post here, having realised the military importance of its geographic location. Perhaps that is one of the reasons for Belgaum's sobriquet The Cradle of Infantry. Development of a Rail Network for movement of resources and later troops was one of the means employed by both the East India Company and the British to exert control over India. Belgaum's Railway Station, the Mahatma Gandhi Railway Station was established by the British. A signboard declaring the sobriquet can be seen hung on Platform 1 at the Railway Station. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhī, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement. ...

Now the 'Visveswaraih Technological University' is established in Belgaum. Under this university comes all the technical and engineering colleges in the Karnataka State. Belgaum is also known for the Airmen Training School, an Indian Air Force training centre located at Sambra. The Maratha Light Infantry has it's regimental headquarters in Belgaum. The Commando School and School of jungle warfare and the Indian Army is also situated in Belgaum. The Asia's biggest Karnataka Lingayat(K.L.E.) Education Society is in Belgaum. The K.L.E Hospital of Belgaum is the Second Largest Hospital in Asia which provides all the modern facilities and treatment. Medical Council of Inida have one of its Regional Research Centre here, the Indian Institute of Hydrology and Vaccine Institute are also situated here. The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting air-based warfare and securing Indian airspace. ...

Belgaum Division

Belgaum is also the Divisional Headquarter ,it includes the districts of Bagalkot, Belgaum , Bijapur, Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag and Uttara Kannada. Bagalkot is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. ... Bijapur (Kannada: ವಿಜಾಪುರ) is a district headquarters of the Bijapur district in the state of Karnataka. ... Dharwad Peda Dharwad ಧಾರವಾಡ, also known as Dharwar, is a town in Indias Karnataka state. ... Haveri is a district in Karnataka, India. ... Gadag, is a district of Karnataka state in India. ... Location of Uttara Kannada district with respect to the other districts of Karnataka. ...

Administration

Administration of Belgaum District has been divided into 10 Talukas. Athani taluka is the largest with an area of 1,995.70 Sq. Kms. and Raybag taluka is the smallest with an area of 958.8 Sq. Kms. The district comprises of three Revenu Sub-divisions and six Police Sub-divisions. Apart from the Belgaum City Corporation, there are 17 Municipalities, 20 towns, 485 Gram Panchayats, 1,138 habitated villages and 26 non-habitated villages. Belgaum is also the headquarters of the Belgaum Revenue Division.

Tourism and attractions

Jamboti, 20 km south-west of Belgaum, is a tourist magnet with its evergreen hilltop forests. Jamboti is located 20 km south-west of Belgaum and 18 km west of Khanapur in the Belgaum District of Karnataka, India. ...

Varapoha Falls where the Mandovi River plunges 60 meters is a a beautiful waterfall. Varapoha Falls is on the Mandovi River in the hilly surroundings of the Jamboti forest in the Belgaum District of Karnataka, India. ... The Mandovi River, is described to be the lifeline of the state of Goa, India. ...

References

External links

• Belgaum on Wikimapia

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