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Malkheda

Malkhed originally known as Manyakheta (IAST: Mānyakheṭa, Prakrit: "Mannakheḍa"), and also known as Malkhed,[1][2] is a town in Karnataka, India. It is located on the banks of Kagina river in Sedam Taluk of Kalaburagi district, around 40 km from Kalaburagi.

Malkheda
Malkheda
Manyakheta
village
Nickname(s): 
Malkheda;Manyakheta
Malkheda
Location in Karnataka, India
Malkheda
Malkheda (India)
Coordinates: 17°11′42″N 77°9′39″E / 17.19500°N 77.16083°E / 17.19500; 77.16083Coordinates: 17°11′42″N 77°9′39″E / 17.19500°N 77.16083°E / 17.19500; 77.16083
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictKalaburagi district
TalukSedam
Lok Sabha ConstituencyGulbarga
Established9th Century AD
Government
 • TypeGram
 • BodyPanchayat of Malkheda
Population
 (2001)
 • Total11,180
 • Rank=
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN CODE
585 317
Vehicle registrationKA 32

The city reached the peak of its prosperity during the 9th and 10th centuries, serving as the capital of the expansionist Rashtrakuta dynasty, which united almost all of the Deccan. At Manyakheta, there is a historical fort whose restoration is in progress based on a proposal submitted by HKADB (Hyderabad Karnataka Area Development Board).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Malkheda had a population of 11,180 with 5,679 males and 5,501 females and 2,180 households.[3]

History

 
Illustration of the Rashtrakuta Empire and its territories, along with the Buddhist Pala Empire and the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty during the 9th and 10th centuries.

Manyakheta rose to prominence when the capital of Rashtrakutas was moved from Mayurkhandi in Bidar district to Mānyakheṭa during the rule of Amoghavarsha I. After the fall of the Rāṣṭrakūṭas, it remained the capital of their successors, the Kalyani Chalukyas or Western Chalukyas until about 1050 CE. According to Dhanapāla's Pāiyalacchi, the city was sacked by the Paramāra king Harṣa Sīyaka in CE 972-73, the year he completed that work.[4]

Manyakheta is home to two ancient institutions.

  • The Uttaradi Matha of the Dwaita School of philosophy of Madhvacharya. The remains of one of its most prominent saints, Sri Jayatirtha's Brindavana is here. He wrote many commentaries on Madhvacharya's works but was well known for the commentary on celebrated work "Anuvyakhyana" of Madhvacharya which itself is a commentary upon the "Brahma Sutras". For this commentary called Nyaya Sudha, he is popularly known as Teekacharya.[5]
  • The Jain Bhattaraka Math. The temple of Neminath (9th century AD). The pillars and walls of the temple date back to between the 9th and 11th centuries. The idols include tirthankaras, choubisi (24 tirthankaras), Nandishwar dvipa and idols of yakshi. There is a famous panchdhatu shrine with 96 images. In the same temple, there are other historical images. The last bhaṭṭāraka of the Malkhed seat who reigned during the year 1950–61, was Bhaṭṭāraka Devendrakīrti.[6]

The famous Mahapurana (Adipurana and Uttarapurana) was composed here by Acharya Jinasena and his pupil Gunabhadra in the 9th century. The mathematics text Ganita Saara Sangraha was written here by Mahaviracharya.

The famous Apabhramsha poet Pushapadanta lived here.

From 814 AD to 968 AD Manyakheta rose to prominence when The capital of Rashtrakutas was moved from Mayurkhandi in Bidar district to Mānyakheṭa during the rule of Amoghavarsha I (Nrupatunga Amoghavarsha), ruled for 64 years and wrote Kavirajamarga the first classical Kannada work. Amoghavarsha I and the scholars mathematician Mahaveeracharya, and intellectuals Ajitasenacharya, Gunabhadracharya and Jinasenacharya, he helped to spread Jainism. According to Dhanapāla's Pāiyalacchi, the city was sacked by the Paramāra king Harṣa Sīyaka in 972–73 CE, the year he completed that work.[7] In the year 1007 CE, Rajendra Chola destroyed the capital as per inscription in Tanjore Big Temple. After the fall of the Rāṣṭrakūṭas, it remained the capital of their successors, the Kalyani Chalukyas or Western Chalukyas until about 1050 CE. It was later ruled by Kalyani Chalukyas, Southern Kalachuris, Cholas, Yadavas, Kakatiyas, Delhi Sultanate, Bahmani Sultanate, Bidar Sultanate, Bijapur Sultanate, Mughal Empire and Nizam of Hyderabad by 1948.

Economy

 
Malkheda railway station

Malkhed is the home to one of the biggest cement factories by name Rajashree Cements owned by the Aditya Birla Group. The village is now developing into a business centre for food grains, dairy and livestock trading . Malkhed has got the biggest livestock trading centre in the entire region. The main crops grown here are mostly rainfed crops like different varieties of pulses pigeonpea, greengram, blackgram. Though water is plenty, it is rarely utilised for agriculture. The masonry here in Malkhed is basically stone masonry and the thatching of the roofs are done by square blocks of stone which are placed in a slanting way so that the rain water gets easily drained off.

Transport

Malkheda is well connected by road and railway. Malkheda lies in State Highway 10. Malkaheda is 40 km southeast to the District Headquarters Kalaburagi district and 18 km west to the Taluk Headquarters Sedam. There is also a railway station near the village, Malkhaid Road.

See also

References

  1. ^ Village code= 311400 . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008. Malkhed (J), Gulbarga, Karnataka
  3. ^ "Census of India: View Population Details". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ^ Georg Bühler, 'Pâiyalachchhî Nâmamâlâ', in Beiträge zur Kunde der Indogermanischen Sprachen, vol. 4, edited by Adalbert Bezzenberger (Göttingen, 1878) and B. J. Dośī, Pāia-lacchīnāmamāla (Prākṛta-Lakṣmināmamālā) (Bombay, 1960): v. 276
  5. ^ Roshen Dalal (18 April 2014). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin UK. p. 597. ISBN 9788184752779. Jayatirtha is credited with twenty-two works, the most important being Nyaya-sudha, a commentary on Madhva's commentary on the Brahma Sutra, known as Anuvyakhyana. His samadhi is located at Malkhed.
  6. ^ [https://www.soas.ac.uk/jainastudies/newsletter/file119532.pdf A Rare Letter of a Bhaṭṭāraka of Malayādri (=Malayakheḍa>Malkhed) Padmanabh S. Jaini, CoJS Newsletter, March 2017, Issue 12, pp. 28-33]
  7. ^ Georg Bühler, 'Pâiyalachchhî Nâmamâlâ', in Beiträge zur Kunde der Indogermanischen Sprachen, vol. 4, edited by Adalbert Bezzenberger (Göttingen, 1878) and B. J. Dośī, Pāia-lacchīnāmamāla (Prākṛta-Lakṣmināmamālā) (Bombay, 1960): v. 276
  • Dr. Suryanath U. Kamath (2001). A Concise History of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present, Jupiter books, MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002) OCLC: 7796041

External links

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malkheda, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2009, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Malkheda news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Malkhed originally known as Manyakheta IAST Manyakheṭa Prakrit Mannakheḍa and also known as Malkhed 1 2 is a town in Karnataka India It is located on the banks of Kagina river in Sedam Taluk of Kalaburagi district around 40 km from Kalaburagi Malkheda MalkhedaManyakhetavillageNickname s Malkheda ManyakhetaMalkhedaLocation in Karnataka IndiaShow map of KarnatakaMalkhedaMalkheda India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 17 11 42 N 77 9 39 E 17 19500 N 77 16083 E 17 19500 77 16083 Coordinates 17 11 42 N 77 9 39 E 17 19500 N 77 16083 E 17 19500 77 16083Country IndiaStateKarnatakaDistrictKalaburagi districtTalukSedamLok Sabha ConstituencyGulbargaEstablished9th Century ADGovernment TypeGram BodyPanchayat of MalkhedaPopulation 2001 Total11 180 Rank Languages OfficialKannadaTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN CODE585 317Vehicle registrationKA 32The city reached the peak of its prosperity during the 9th and 10th centuries serving as the capital of the expansionist Rashtrakuta dynasty which united almost all of the Deccan At Manyakheta there is a historical fort whose restoration is in progress based on a proposal submitted by HKADB Hyderabad Karnataka Area Development Board Contents 1 Demographics 2 History 3 Economy 4 Transport 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDemographics EditAs of 2001 update India census Malkheda had a population of 11 180 with 5 679 males and 5 501 females and 2 180 households 3 History Edit Illustration of the Rashtrakuta Empire and its territories along with the Buddhist Pala Empire and the Gurjara Pratihara dynasty during the 9th and 10th centuries Manyakheta rose to prominence when the capital of Rashtrakutas was moved from Mayurkhandi in Bidar district to Manyakheṭa during the rule of Amoghavarsha I After the fall of the Raṣṭrakuṭas it remained the capital of their successors the Kalyani Chalukyas or Western Chalukyas until about 1050 CE According to Dhanapala s Paiyalacchi the city was sacked by the Paramara king Harṣa Siyaka in CE 972 73 the year he completed that work 4 Manyakheta is home to two ancient institutions The Uttaradi Matha of the Dwaita School of philosophy of Madhvacharya The remains of one of its most prominent saints Sri Jayatirtha s Brindavana is here He wrote many commentaries on Madhvacharya s works but was well known for the commentary on celebrated work Anuvyakhyana of Madhvacharya which itself is a commentary upon the Brahma Sutras For this commentary called Nyaya Sudha he is popularly known as Teekacharya 5 The Jain Bhattaraka Math The temple of Neminath 9th century AD The pillars and walls of the temple date back to between the 9th and 11th centuries The idols include tirthankaras choubisi 24 tirthankaras Nandishwar dvipa and idols of yakshi There is a famous panchdhatu shrine with 96 images In the same temple there are other historical images The last bhaṭṭaraka of the Malkhed seat who reigned during the year 1950 61 was Bhaṭṭaraka Devendrakirti 6 The famous Mahapurana Adipurana and Uttarapurana was composed here by Acharya Jinasena and his pupil Gunabhadra in the 9th century The mathematics text Ganita Saara Sangraha was written here by Mahaviracharya The famous Apabhramsha poet Pushapadanta lived here From 814 AD to 968 AD Manyakheta rose to prominence when The capital of Rashtrakutas was moved from Mayurkhandi in Bidar district to Manyakheṭa during the rule of Amoghavarsha I Nrupatunga Amoghavarsha ruled for 64 years and wrote Kavirajamarga the first classical Kannada work Amoghavarsha I and the scholars mathematician Mahaveeracharya and intellectuals Ajitasenacharya Gunabhadracharya and Jinasenacharya he helped to spread Jainism According to Dhanapala s Paiyalacchi the city was sacked by the Paramara king Harṣa Siyaka in 972 73 CE the year he completed that work 7 In the year 1007 CE Rajendra Chola destroyed the capital as per inscription in Tanjore Big Temple After the fall of the Raṣṭrakuṭas it remained the capital of their successors the Kalyani Chalukyas or Western Chalukyas until about 1050 CE It was later ruled by Kalyani Chalukyas Southern Kalachuris Cholas Yadavas Kakatiyas Delhi Sultanate Bahmani Sultanate Bidar Sultanate Bijapur Sultanate Mughal Empire and Nizam of Hyderabad by 1948 Economy Edit Malkheda railway station Malkhed is the home to one of the biggest cement factories by name Rajashree Cements owned by the Aditya Birla Group The village is now developing into a business centre for food grains dairy and livestock trading Malkhed has got the biggest livestock trading centre in the entire region The main crops grown here are mostly rainfed crops like different varieties of pulses pigeonpea greengram blackgram Though water is plenty it is rarely utilised for agriculture The masonry here in Malkhed is basically stone masonry and the thatching of the roofs are done by square blocks of stone which are placed in a slanting way so that the rain water gets easily drained off Transport EditMalkheda is well connected by road and railway Malkheda lies in State Highway 10 Malkaheda is 40 km southeast to the District Headquarters Kalaburagi district and 18 km west to the Taluk Headquarters Sedam There is also a railway station near the village Malkhaid Road See also EditUdagi Kalaburagi district Shorapur Basava Kalyana BidarReferences Edit Village code 311400 Census of India Villages with population 5000 amp above Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India Archived from the original on 8 December 2008 Retrieved 18 December 2008 Yahoomaps India Archived from the original on 18 December 2008 Retrieved 8 December 2008 Malkhed J Gulbarga Karnataka Census of India View Population Details Censusindia gov in Retrieved 20 January 2013 Georg Buhler Paiyalachchhi Namamala in Beitrage zur Kunde der Indogermanischen Sprachen vol 4 edited by Adalbert Bezzenberger Gottingen 1878 and B J Dosi Paia lacchinamamala Prakṛta Lakṣminamamala Bombay 1960 v 276 Roshen Dalal 18 April 2014 Hinduism An Alphabetical Guide Penguin UK p 597 ISBN 9788184752779 Jayatirtha is credited with twenty two works the most important being Nyaya sudha a commentary on Madhva s commentary on the Brahma Sutra known as Anuvyakhyana His samadhi is located at Malkhed https www soas ac uk jainastudies newsletter file119532 pdf A Rare Letter of a Bhaṭṭaraka of Malayadri Malayakheḍa gt Malkhed Padmanabh S Jaini CoJS Newsletter March 2017 Issue 12 pp 28 33 Georg Buhler Paiyalachchhi Namamala in Beitrage zur Kunde der Indogermanischen Sprachen vol 4 edited by Adalbert Bezzenberger Gottingen 1878 and B J Dosi Paia lacchinamamala Prakṛta Lakṣminamamala Bombay 1960 v 276 Dr Suryanath U Kamath 2001 A Concise History of Karnataka from pre historic times to the present Jupiter books MCC Bangalore Reprinted 2002 OCLC 7796041External links Edithttp Gulbarga nic in Settlements in Kalaburagi district Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malkheda amp oldid 1134531392, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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