Sadali Explained

Sadali
Native Name Lang:ಸಾದಲಿ
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:13.6333°N 129°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chikballapur
Governing Body:Mandal Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:ಸಾದಲಿ
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:562104
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bangalore
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Chikballapur
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Sidlaghatta
Blank4 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Mandal Panchayat

Sadali is a hobli (group of villages) headquarters in Chikballapur district, Karnataka, India. It is located at a distance of about 100 km from Bangalore. It is equidistant from five taluk headquarters: Sidlaghatta, Chintamani, Bagepalli, Gudibanda and Chikballapur.

Sadali has mythological, historical and semi-historical folklore links.

Geography

Sadali in Sidlagatta Taluk, is a village north of Sidlagatta town on the road to Bagepalli. It is surrounded by small hillocks. It has two big tanks built by the kings of erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore.[1]

Mythology

Tradition has it that it was founded by Sahadeva, the youngest of the Pandava brothers, and hence was called Sahadevapatna/Sahadevapura. It was later abbreviated as Sahadevapalli, Sadahalli and now Sadali.[2]

History

It was one of the provinces under Vijayanagara Empire called the Sadali Kingdom, which seems to have included Chikkaballapur and the adjoining area; this was in Naganna Odeyar's charge under Bukka in 1371 AD. Naganna Odeyar and his son Depanna Odeyar [3] figure prominently in connection with Sadali between 1370 and 1385. Their exact relation with the ruling family of Vijayanagara is not known.

In the historical period, the village changed hands several times. Khasim Khan, a Military Commandant of Moghul Empire conquered this area and it was annexed to the Sira Suba (Province of Sira) and bestowed as a Jagir on two Muslim chiefs. (One of them was Fateh Mohamad, father of Hyder Ali). To prevent its falling into the hands of Nawab of Cuddapah, they privately disposed of it about 1759 AD to Dodda Baire Gauda of Chikballapur and later it was seized by Hyder Ali, father of Tippu Sultan in 1762 AD. Dodda Baire Gauda was a descendant of Rana Baire Gauda who ruled Avathi. This dynasty was responsible for development of Chikballapur, Doddaballapur, Sidlagatta and Sadali.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Gazetteer of India,Mysore State,Kolar District (1968) 552-553
  2. Gazetteer of India, Mysore State,Kolar District(1968 Edition) 34 and 552-553
  3. Epigraphia Carnatica Vol.X,Rice Version, Chikkaballapura,63
  4. Gazetteer of India,Mysore State,Kolar District (1968) 51-52,552-553 and Swarna Bhoomi (Kannada) Publisher=Sahakari Sahitya Sangha,Kolar (1968)18-22