Hubli
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Hubli (हुबली) is a City in Dharwad district of the state of Karnataka, India. The twin cities Hubli–Dharwad form the second largest city in the state by size and population and the largest city in North Karnataka.
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Variants
- Hubballi (हुब्बली)
- Hoovina Balli which means "Flowering creeper"
Location
Hubli is located in Dharwad district of Karnataka and is the taluk headquarters of Hubli City and Hubli Rural.
Origin
The name Hubballi comes from Kannada Hoovina Balli which means "Flowering creeper" in Kannada. Hubli is the anglicised version of Hubballi.
Jat Gotras
History
Rayara Hubli, also called 'Eleya Purvada Halli' or 'Purballi', was the old Hubli, where there is a Bhavani Shankara temple and Jain basati. Under Vijayanagara Rayas, Rayara Hubli grew as a commercial centre, famous for trade in cotton, saltpetre and iron. Under the rule of the Adilshahis, the British opened a factory here. The factory was looted by Shivaji in 1673. The Mughals conquered Rayara Hubli and it was then placed under the governance of the Nawab of Savanur, who built a new extension named Majidpura. Later, trader Basappa Shettar built new Hubli around the Durgadabail (fort maidan) part of Rayara Hubli.
Hubli's famous Moorusavira Matha is claimed to have been established by a Sharana of Basaveshwara's period. Hubli was conquered by the Marathas from the Nawab of Savanur in 1755–56. In the following years, Hubli was conquered by Hyder Ali, only to be recaptured by the Marathas in 1790. At this point in time, the old town was administered by a person named Phadke under the Peshwas and the new town was under the administration of the Sangli Patwardhan. The British took Old Hubli from the Peshwas in 1817. The new town, with 47 other villages, was handed over to the British by the Sangli Patwardhan in lieu of subsidy in 1820. Later in 1880, the British started the Railway workshop and with this, Hubli came to be reckoned as an industrial centre in this part of India.[1]
The impressive Chandramauleshwara temple in Unkal is from Chalukyan times. The Sufi shrine, Sayed Fathesha Wali, was visited by Tipu Sultan.[2]
Notable persons
- Channaram Jakhar, Om Collection, Shop No.LEG-30, Hiremath Center, Opp: Shankar Nath, Kanchagar Galli, Hubli
- Anil Kumar Jat, Clo Krishna Fashion,Shop no. Ugf-29,30 Hiremath Center, opp. Shankar Math; Kanchagar Galli, Hubli
