Adoni
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Adoni ఆదోని |
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Adoni Fort
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 Adoni
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| Coordinates: 15°37′28″N 77°16′23″E / 15.62444°N 77.27306°ECoordinates: 15°37′28″N 77°16′23″E / 15.62444°N 77.27306°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Kurnool |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • MLA | Y.Sai Prasad Reddy (Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party) |
| Area | |
| • City | 32.71 km2 (12.63 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 13th (in AP) |
| Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 1,66,344 |
| • Rank | 16th (in AP) |
| • Density | 5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 184,771 |
| Demonym(s) | Adonian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 518301 |
| Telephone code | +91–08512 |
| Vehicle registration | AP–21 |
| Sex ratio | 1008 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kurnool |
| Assembly constituency | Adoni |
| Website | Adoni Municipality |
Adoni is a city in Kurnool district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Adoni mandal, administered under the Adoni Revenue Division. As of 2011[update]census of India, Adoni had a population of 166,537, making it the 16th most populous city in the state. It had an urban agglomeration population of 184,771.
The Adoni fort is central to the town's history. In 1780, an observer wrote,
In the 15th century and early to mid 16th century, Adoni was a fort town of the Vijayanagara Empire. It was held by the kinsmen of Aliya Rama Raya, a powerful aristocrat of the Vijayanagara.
From approximately 1558, at the decline of the Vijayanagara Empire, control of Adoni came to Ali Adil Shah I (1558–1579), the fifth Sultan of the Bijapur Sultanate. Hamilton, in 1820, stated,
In 1564, the Sultanate of Bijapur lost Adoni to Mohammedan rulers.
From 1678 to 1688, rule of Adoni lay with Siddi Masud, a wealthy Habshi (African) from Abyssinia who was a powerful general of Raja Anup Singh of Bikaner, Siddi Masud improved the fort; cleared the surrounding forest; established the townships of Imatiazgadh and Adilabad; and constructed the Jamia Masjid. Siddi Masud was also an avid art collector and a patron of the Kurnool school of painting. In 1688, Adoni was attacked by Firuz Jang, a Mughal general. Siddi Musud surrendered with his courtiers and family.
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