Sonda Karnataka
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Sonda is a village in Sirsi tahsil of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India. It is part of Konkan region. It is situated 20km away from sub-district headquarter Sirsi.
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Location
The location code or village code of Sonda village is 603125. Sonda village is located in Sirsi Tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, India. It is situated 20km away from sub-district headquarter Sirsi and 140km away from district headquarter Karwar. As per 2009 stats, Sondha is the gram panchayat of Sonda village.
Jat clans
History
Sonda has a long, recorded history. Sonda kingdom was established in 1555 by Arasappa Nayaka, a Jain chieftain (1555-1598). Sonda was ruled by Sonda Nayakas for more than two hundred years (1555–1763). Arasappa Nayaka as vassal of Vijayanagara Dynasty till the fall of Vijayanagara to Bahamanis in 1565. He continued as the subordinate ruler of Adil Shah till his death in 1598. Arasappa Nayaka established Vadiraj Matha in Sonda which is still in existence. Shivaji, the Maratha Emperor conquered Sonda during 1674 and gave it back to Sonda ruler, Sadashiva Nayaka. Hyder Ali, the Sultan of Mysore attacked Sonda in 1763 and totally destroyed it. The last chief of Sonda, Immodi Sadashivaraya escaped to Portuguese Goa. The ruins of the fort which was protecting Sonda is covered with overgrowth of shrubs. According to Imperial Gazetteer of India, five carved pillars, approximately 3 feet high are the remains of the Sonda palace.[1]
Other places with name Sonda
- Sonda is a small borough (alevik) in Lüganuse Parish Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.
- Sonda is a census town in the Krishnanagar I CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
