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Chandrapur
Chandrapur is a city and municipal corporation in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra state, India. It is the headquarters of Chandrapur district. Chandrapur is a fort city founded by Khandkya Ballal Sah, a 13th century Gond king. The city is located at the confluence of the Erai River and the Zarpat River. The area around the city is rich in coal seams. That is why Chandrapur is also called the City of Black Gold.
There are many Stone Age sites in Chandrapur district. Suresh Chopane, a renowned researcher, found many Stone Age tools in the area, which are displayed in his Rock Museum. Archaeological finds, such as signs of pottery, indicate that the Chandrapur area was inhabited in the Neolithic period.
Since ancient times, Chandrapur has been under the control of many different rulers. Between 322 BC C. and 187 BC. C., much of India, including Maharashtra, was part of the Mauryan Empire. From 187 BC C. until 78 BC. C., Chandrapur was part of the Shunga Empire that controlled much of central and eastern India. The Satavahana Empire controlled Chandrapur from the 1st century BC. until the 2nd century AD. The Vakataka dynasty ruled the area from the mid-3rd century AD. until 550 AD The Kalachuri dynasty ruled the area in the 6th and 7th centuries AD. The Rashtrakuta dynasty followed and controlled the Chandrapur region between the 7th and 10th centuries. The Chalukya dynasty ruled the region until the 12th century AD. The Seuna (Yadava) dynasty of Devagiri ruled a kingdom, including the Chandrapur area, in about 850 AD. and lasted until 1334 AD.

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