The city of Mahabubnagar is at a distance of 60 miles from Hyderabad. This place was previously known as Rukmammapeta and Palamooru. Its name was changed to Mahabubnagar on December 4, 1890, in honor of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad (1869-1911 AD). Mahabubnagar is the largest district in Telangana state in terms of area covered (5,285.1 square kilometers). It is also known as Palamoor. The Mahabubnagar district headquarters is named after Mir Mahabub Ali Khan, the Nizam of Hyderabad. It is located between latitude 15 ° 55 and 17 ° 29 N and between longitude 77 ° 15 and 79 ° 15 East. The area of the district is 5,285.1 square kilometers. It is bounded on the north by Ranga Reddy district of Telangana, on the east by Nagarkurnool district in Telangana, on the south by Wanaparthy and Jogulamba-Gadwal district in Telangana, and on the west by Raichur and Gulbarga districts in the state Karnataka. Telangana is the core of the Satavahana Dynasty (221 BC-218 AD), part of the Chalukyan Dynasty in South India (between the 5th and 11th centuries AD) and in recent history it formed the core of the state of Golconda and Hyderabad, ruled by Qutub Shahi Dynasty (1520-1687) and Dynasty (Asaf Jahi Dynasty) (1724-1948) until it was taken over by New Delhi in 1948. This region became independent and joined democratic India on September 18, 1948.
Mahabubnagar (formerly) is the southern district of Hyderabad state under Nizam and is bordered to the south by the Krishna River and surrounded by Nalgonda, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Raichur and Gulbarga districts. This place was previously known as Rukmammapeta and Palamooru. Its name was changed to Mahabubnagar on December 4, 1890, in honor of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad (1869-1911 AD). It has been the districts headquarters since 1883. The Mahabubnagar region was once known as Cholawadi or the Cholas land. The famous Golconda diamonds, including the famous KOHINOOR diamond, are said to have originated from Mahabubnagar district. Two important rivers, namely. Krishna and Tungabhadra flow through the district. Krishna River enters Telangana state in Makthal Taluk of this district and includes Makthal, Gadwal, Atmakur, Wanaparthy, Kollapur, Alampur and Achampet Taluks. The Tungabhadra flows through the former while taluks from Gadwal (new district) and Alampur. The Dindi River, which is a tributary of the Krishna, flows through Kalwakurthy and Achampet and joins the Krishna River 29 miles east of Chandragiri. Pedavagu and Chinavagu are the other Krishna tributaries in the district.
