Madikeri
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Madikeri (मडीकेडी) (also known by its former name Mercara) is a hill station town in Madikeri taluk in Coorg or Kodagu district in Karnataka, India. Karnataka state, India. It is the headquarters of the district of Kodagu.
Origin
Variants
- Madikeri (मडीकेडी)
- Marakara मरकरा (AS, p.711)
- Mudikedi मुडीकेडी (AS, p.751)
- Mercara मरकरा
- Muddu Raja Keri (मुडु राजा केडी)
History
Madikeri was known as Muddu Raja Keri [1]which meant Mudduraja's town, was named after the prominent Haleri king Mudduraja who ruled Kodagu from 1633 to 1687. From 1834, during the British Raj, it was called Mercara. It was later renamed to Madikeri by the Government of Mysore.
The history of Madikeri is related to the history of Kodagu. From the 2nd to the 6th century AD, the northern part of Kodagu was ruled by Kadambas. The southern part of Kodagu was ruled by Gangas from the 4th to the 11th century. After defeating the Gangas in the 11th century, Cholas became the rulers of Kodagu.
n the 12th century, the Cholas lost Kodagu to the Hoysalas. Kodagu fell to the Vijayanagar kings in the 14th century. After their fall, the local chieftains like Karnambahu (Palegars) started ruling their areas directly. They were defeated by Haleri Dynasty founder Veeraraju, (Nephew of Ikkeri Sadashiva Nayaka who were descendants of Talakadu Ganga Dynasty),.
In the year 1700AD Ikkeri Somashekara Nayaka gifted Puttur and Amara Sullia Magnes of Tulunadu to Haleri Kings. Descendants of Veeraraju who are known as "Haleri Dynasty" ruled Kodagu from 1600-1834 AD. Haleri king Mudduraja built the Fort in Madikeri and made it [2]as their capital. Mudduraja, the third Haleri king started leveling the land around Madikeri and built a fort in the year 1681. Madikeri Fort which was original built of mud and was replaced by Tipu Sultan. Kodagu became the part of British India after 1834 AD. [3]
मरकरा
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[4] ने लेख किया है ...मरकरा (AS, p.711): भूतपूर्व कुर्ग की राजधानी. यहां के दुर्ग का निर्माण कुर्ग के प्राचीन राजाओं ने किया था. कुर्ग के भीतर राजप्रासाद आदि भी स्थित हैं. इसके सन्निकट ओंकारेश्वर का विशाल मंदिर है. इसकी वास्तुकला में हिंदू तथा स्थानीय मुस्लिम कला के तत्वों का अपूर्व संगम दिखाई देता है. मरकरा का प्राचीन नाम मुडीकेडी (स्वच्छ ग्राम) है.
मुडीकेडी
मुडीकेडी (AS, p.751): कुर्ग की राजधानी मरकरा का प्राचीन नाम जिसका अर्थ है स्वच्छ ग्राम.[5]
External links
References
- ↑ https://www.coorg.com/
- ↑ Puttur Anantharaja Gowda (2015). IN PURSUIT OF OUR ROOTS.
- ↑ Jerry Dupont, The Common Law Abroad, Wm. S. Hein Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0-8377-3125-9, from p 592
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.711
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.751