Sira Taluk

Sira Taluk
Sira
taluk and town
Sira Taluk

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 13°44′42″N 76°54′32″E / 13.745°N 76.909°E / 13.745; 76.909Coordinates: 13°44′42″N 76°54′32″E / 13.745°N 76.909°E / 13.745; 76.909
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Tumkur district
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 572 137
Vehicle registration KA-06

Sira is a taluk of Tumkur district in the state of Karnataka, India. Its headquarters, Sira town lies on the National Highway NH-4 (BangalorePoona).

History

Sira was politically and militarily an important region of south India prior to the British Raj. Sira Province was ruled by the Bijapur Kings from 1638 to 1687. The "Suba" or Province of Sira of the Mughal Empire with its capital at Sira town lasted from 1687 to 1757. The Marathas wrested the province from Mughals and held it from 1757 to 1759, when the Mughals regained it. In 1761, Haidar Ali whose father Sheikh Fateh Mohammed occupied an important position in the local Mughal Army declared his independence from the Mughal Empire and declared himself the 'Nawab' of the province. He called himself 'Nawab Haider Ali Bahadur' but lost the province to the Marathas from 1766 until 1774 when his son Tipu Sultan, captured it for him.[1]

Historical places in Sira Taluk

Like most other places of historical importance in India, Sira also has religious structures built by its erstwhile rulers. Among them are:

Other places of special interest in Sira Taluk

The tomb of Mallik Rehan, Sira Town, as seen in 2007

Pictures

See Also Kote Sri Karegundi Anjaneyaswamy Temple on Sira Madhugiri Road. This is next to the Sira Lake. This is a place of Religious importance and the temple has a history of more than 800 years. People from all around including Bangalore visit to the said Temple especially on the date of Hanuma Jayanthi which comes every Year during the month of December.

See also

References

  1. [Mysore: A Gazetteer Compiled for the Government, Volume I, Mysore In General]

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