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    Origin of the word Telangana

    - Sairam Sampatirao
    Origin of the word Telangana
    - Various scholars and historians came up
    with different theories to explain the origin of
    the word Telangana.

    - According to a theory by Acharya


    Parabrahma Sastry, the word Telangana
    originated from Trilinga or Tilinga.

    - The name Trilanga a variant derived from


    Tailanga is considered by some historians as
    a reference to the region with three lingas
    (Shiva shrines)- Kalesvaram, Srisailam, and
    Draksharama.

    - A prominent Sanskrit text named,


    Saktisangama Tantra mentions the existence
    of Tailanga Desa as a region between
    Srisailam and Chola territory, it also mentions
    that Tailanga-desa is the bordering region to
    Andhra Desa. Many historians reject it on the
    account of its lack of reliability.
    - A more historical reasoning is that during
    the reign of Various Islamic empires in
    medieval times, the region was known as
    Telugu Angana to differentiate it from the
    areas where other languages were spoken.

    - Other theories - The name, Telangana


    emerged from the word Telivaha, which is
    an ancient name for River Godavari. Many
    scholars and historians reject this theory as
    well since the reasoning is ambiguous.

    - According to P. Sri Rama Sharma, the


    word Telangana came into existence
    between the period of Amir Khusrau to Abul
    Fazal (Between the period of Alla-Uddin
    Khalji and Akbar The Great)

    Reason: Amir Khusrav used the word Tilang


    and Abdul Fazl used the most well-known
    among all the variants, Telangana
    Early Mention of the word
    Telangana
    - Srirangam Plates - The first usage of the
    word Trilinga can be found in the
    Srirangam plates of the 14th century (1280
    in Saka years).

    - These plates define the boundary of


    Trilinga as a region between Kalinga, and
    Pandya territories.

    - Tellapur inscription (Sangareddy District)


    which was inscribed in 1418 AD was the
    first inscription to mention the word
    Telangana.

    - This inscription mentions that two local


    chieftains named Nagoju and Layyaloju
    had built a stepped well in Telanganapura.
    - Srikrishna Devaraya’s Tirumala and Chinakanchi
    inscriptions also mention the word Telangana.

    - Velicherla inscription by a prominent Gajapathi


    ruler, Pratapa Rudra Gajapathi also mentions the
    word Telangana.

    - The Ain-e-Akbari mentions the boundaries of


    the region as the southern frontier of the Berar
    region.

    - Vrathakanda of Hemadri mentions the rule of


    Rudramma and an inscription from the 16th
    century mentions the combined name Andhra-
    Trilanga madhyama desa.

    - A Kurgod inscription of the late 12th century


    mentions a different variant of the word as
    Telumga.

    - With the help of all the above sources,


    historians opined that The Word Telangana came
    to prominence from around 15th Century AD.

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