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The '''Raichur Doab''' is a [[Doab]], in this case the triangular region of land in the southern Indian states of [[Telangana]] and [[Karnataka]] lying between the [[Krishna River]] and its [[tributary]], the [[Tungabhadra River]]. The doab is named for the town of [[Raichur]] in the [[Raichur District]]. The Raichur Doab is considered to be very fertile because of the sediments carried by Krishna & Tungabhadra rivers.
The doab includes [[Raichur district]] and [[Koppal district]] in Karnataka, and [[Gadwal district]] in Telangana.
Some areas of Raichur doab also called as Nadigadda region became a part of Telangana during Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act in 2014.Those areas are Gadwal, Alampur and Maganoor. Gadwal is one of the 31 districts of Telangana State.

==Resources==

[[Hatti Gold Mines]]: Situated in Hatti of [[Lingasugur]] taluk, is currently the only working gold mine in India.
Evidently, it is one of the oldest mines dating back to Pre Ashokan times. During late 19th century, the gold mines were rediscovered.

[[Raichur Thermal Power Station]] at Deosugur, commissioned in 1986 was the first coal fired thermal electric power station to be established in the state. It accounts for 40% of electricity, generated in Karnataka.

==Agriculture==

Raichur Doab has the fertile tracts of deposits from [[Krishna river]] and its tributary [[Tungabhadra]].

[[Sindhanur]] and [[Gangavati]] along with [[Siruguppa]] produces largest amount of paddy in [[Karnataka]]

Raichur district ranks first in Mosambi /Sweet Lime production in the state.<ref>http://www.karnatakaindustry.gov.in/index.php/raichur</ref>

==Geography==
The [[doab]], named after [[Raichur]] is formed by [[Krishna river]] in the North and [[Tungabhadra river]] in the South. It lies within the [[Deccan Plateau]] region of [[Bayalu Seeme]].

==History==
During ancient period, the region was part of [[Maurya Empire]] as its southern capital was [[Kanakagiri]].

An edict of emperor [[Ashoka]] discovered in the town of [[Maski]], was an important discovery as it solved the mystery of the title 'devanampriya' which was found in many inscriptions scattered throughout the subcontinent. The Maski edict had the name of [[Ashoka]] written along 'devanampriya' (Beloved of the Gods).<ref>{{cite book |title=Inscriptions of Asoka. New Edition by E. Hultzsch |date=1925 |pages=174–175 |url=https://archive.org/stream/InscriptionsOfAsoka.NewEditionByE.Hultzsch/HultzschCorpusAsokaSearchable#page/n353/mode/2up |language=Sanskrit}}</ref>

After Mauryan empire, the doab came under the control of [[Shatavahana]] dynasty which ruled over central and eastern Deccan. Later in the early medieval period, [[Chalukyas of Badami]], [[Rashtrakutas]] and [[Kalyani Chalukyas]] ruled over the Raichur doab region.
In the subsequent centuries, the region was ruled by [[Kakatiyas of Warangal]] and [[Hoysalas]] before being conquered and annexed by the [[Delhi Sultanate]].

As [[Bahmani Sultanate]] was established at [[Gulbarga]] in 1347 AD, the region of Raichur doab was fiercely contested and bloody battles were fought over the forts of [[Mudgal]] and [[Raichur]] between the Bahmanis and [[Vijayanagar empire]].
Forces of Vijayanagar empire under [[Krishnadevaraya]] won the decisive [[Battle of Raichur]] in 1520 CE against [[Sultanate of Bijapur]], and pushed across the Krishna river. But these short-term gains were decisively reversed when a confederate alliance of [[Deccan Sultanates]] defeated the Vijayanagar empire at [[Battle of Talikota]] in 1565 CE.

During late 17th century, the region came under the [[Mughal Empire]] and then passed into the rule of their successors under [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]. It remained under the [[Hyderabad State]] until 1948 when the princely state was annexed by the Indian Union.

During reorganisation of states on linguistic basis in 1956, the eastern part of the doab, [[Gadwal]] was incorporated in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] (currently in [[Telangana]] ). The remaining part of the doab that formed Raichur district was incorporated in [[Mysore State]] (Renamed as Karnataka in 1973).
In 1998, a new district of four taluks was formed with [[Koppal]] as administrative headquarter.

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==References==
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[[Category:Regions of India]]
[[Category:Regions of Karnataka]]

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