Wanaparthy Samsthanam

Wanaparthy Samsthanam or Raja of Wanaparthy was a vassal of the Nizam of Hyderabad. He controlled the feudatory of Wanaparthy. It was one of the three important samsthanams in Telangana, the other two being Gadwal Samsthanam and Jatprole Samsthanam.

Wanaparthy Samsthanam was founded around 1512 CE under Bahmani suzerainty, supported by Turkic dynasties that empowered local Hindu Reddy chieftains as semi-autonomous rulers in the Deccan region.

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