I've constructed a timeline of important events in Vizag's history, based on the Vizagapatam District Gazeteer by W. Francis. It gives some perspective on how the place developed and how different sets of people and rulers viewed and made use of the city. It also helps me get to know the gaps in my knowledge.
I've had to list out the events in my timeline here, as I do not know how to export an excel timeline into the blog's format.
6th and 7th century BC
Visakha referred to in Brahmanical and Buddhist texts, assigned by Professors Macdonell and Rhys David to the 6th and 7th century BC
4th centry BC
Visakha referred to by Katyayana and Panini
260 BC
Ashoka conquers Kalinga; important because Vizag is believed to have been part of the Kalinga kingdom
6th century AD
Chalukyas conquer Kalinga; Vengi Kingdom established
1078 AD
Anantavarman-Choda-Ganga's 72-year rule begins -- (Inscriptions from this king found in Vizagapatam)
1089 AD
Simhachalam inscription of Koluttunga I of Chola dynasty confirms the success of his invasion of Kalinga
1267-68 AD
Ganga king, Narasimha I builds mukhamandapam, natyamandapam, enclosing arcade of Simhachalam temple
1385-86 AD
Inscription of Reddi kings of Kondavidu in Guntur dist. who penetrated to Simhachalam
1434-35 AD
Ganga king, Banudeva IV's minister usurps throne and establishes Gajapati dynasty
1515 AD
Krishnadevaraya invades Gajapati kingdom, halts at Simhachalam, sets up victory pillar at Potnuru
1559-60
Mukunda Harichandana, a Telugu by birth, seizes the throne from the Gajapatis
1568
Muslims of Golconda seize control of Harichandana''s territory -- the 5 Northern Circars
1634
English get the Golden Firman for trade in the Sultanate of Golconda.
1662
Dutch settlement at Bheemili
1682
English settlement at Vizagapatam
1686
Aurangazeb defeats Golconda kings; Northern Circars under Mughal rule, at least in name
1754
Bussy appoints Ibrahim Khan as Faujdar of Chicacole.
1756
Rebellion and defeat of Ibrahim Khan by Bussy
1758-59
Captain Forde, sent by Clive, captures French dominated Northern CIrcars with help from Ananda Razu of Vizianagaram.
1765
Clive obtains from the Mughal emperor a firman granting the 5 Northern Circars to the East India Company
1769
Vizagapatam made capital of the district
1780
Sepoys mutiny in Vizagapatam
1840
Printing press set up in Vizagapatam
1845
Smaller vernacular missionary schools closed; one central Anglo-vernacular school started, which eventually developed into a high school
REFERENCES: Francis, W.; Vizagapatam District Gazeteer; Asian Educational Services; first published, Madras 1907
I've had to list out the events in my timeline here, as I do not know how to export an excel timeline into the blog's format.
6th and 7th century BC
Visakha referred to in Brahmanical and Buddhist texts, assigned by Professors Macdonell and Rhys David to the 6th and 7th century BC
4th centry BC
Visakha referred to by Katyayana and Panini
260 BC
Ashoka conquers Kalinga; important because Vizag is believed to have been part of the Kalinga kingdom
6th century AD
Chalukyas conquer Kalinga; Vengi Kingdom established
1078 AD
Anantavarman-Choda-Ganga's 72-year rule begins -- (Inscriptions from this king found in Vizagapatam)
1089 AD
Simhachalam inscription of Koluttunga I of Chola dynasty confirms the success of his invasion of Kalinga
1267-68 AD
Ganga king, Narasimha I builds mukhamandapam, natyamandapam, enclosing arcade of Simhachalam temple
1385-86 AD
Inscription of Reddi kings of Kondavidu in Guntur dist. who penetrated to Simhachalam
1434-35 AD
Ganga king, Banudeva IV's minister usurps throne and establishes Gajapati dynasty
1515 AD
Krishnadevaraya invades Gajapati kingdom, halts at Simhachalam, sets up victory pillar at Potnuru
1559-60
Mukunda Harichandana, a Telugu by birth, seizes the throne from the Gajapatis
1568
Muslims of Golconda seize control of Harichandana''s territory -- the 5 Northern Circars
1634
English get the Golden Firman for trade in the Sultanate of Golconda.
1662
Dutch settlement at Bheemili
1682
English settlement at Vizagapatam
1686
Aurangazeb defeats Golconda kings; Northern Circars under Mughal rule, at least in name
1754
Bussy appoints Ibrahim Khan as Faujdar of Chicacole.
1756
Rebellion and defeat of Ibrahim Khan by Bussy
1758-59
Captain Forde, sent by Clive, captures French dominated Northern CIrcars with help from Ananda Razu of Vizianagaram.
1765
Clive obtains from the Mughal emperor a firman granting the 5 Northern Circars to the East India Company
1769
Vizagapatam made capital of the district
1780
Sepoys mutiny in Vizagapatam
1840
Printing press set up in Vizagapatam
1845
Smaller vernacular missionary schools closed; one central Anglo-vernacular school started, which eventually developed into a high school
REFERENCES: Francis, W.; Vizagapatam District Gazeteer; Asian Educational Services; first published, Madras 1907
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