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Sardar Sarvayi Papanna Goud born in Goud Community at
Khilashapur Village
near Jangaon in Warangal District. He fought against the Muslim
rule in Telangana. He constituted some mansions and protected the
interest of poor. He lived during the period of Aurangazeb. He
supported the lives of many poor people who were Backward and
downtrodden.He used lead reddy,velama leaders to fight against
Muslims for better living of Hindus. Shivaji conquered Maharastra
from Muslim rule and at the same time papanna occupied the
Telangana area from Mughal rule between 1687 to 1724 AD.
His name, also spelt as Sardar Sarvai Papanna or Sardar Sarvay
Papanna or Papadu also built a fort in Khilashapur which was also
considered as capital city.
As mentioned in A Concise History of INDIA written by Barbara
D.Metcalf and Thomas R.Metcalf on page number 30 says Sardar
Sarvai Papanna Goud also called as Papadu,a Telugu cheftian.In the
years after 1700,according to John Richards and V.Narayana Rao
told in the above A Concise History of INDIA,Papadu who hailed
from Toddy tapping(fermented liquor manufacturing) caste,recruited
followers from an array of untouchable and ritually warrier groups
to form an army of several thousand.With it he mounted successful
assaults against several of the major towns in Telangana which
were under Mughals.It also says he was captured and killed after a
year long siege of his hill-fort refuge by Mughal force
Papanna Goud born in 1650 A.D lost his father during his early
years assisted his mother Smt. Sarvamma as a cattle herder. And
later on upon his mother's request and force he took up Toddy
tapping as his profession. Having seen the oppressions and
atrocities committed by Mughals, during that time raised a small
army out of warrier castes through guerilla attacks on them.
He was a strong devotee of Lord Shiva and Goddess Yellamma. His
victory inscriptions,and sculptures are also available in buddhism
dominant regions such as Dhoolmitta to show that he respected and
loved Buddhism too..
Papanna Goud's history came into limelight when the british
historian J.A.Boyal recorded the folklore music during 1874
A.D.This combined with further studying of archealogical evidence
of ruined or existing forts,inscriptions,and temples brought the
history of Papanna Goud into limelight.
Papanna during his reign of 30 years ruled Buvanagiri of
Nalgonda,Thatikonda of
Warangal,Kolanupaka,Cheriyala,Karimnagar,Huzurabad,and Husnabad
regions.
Papanna constructed his first fort in Sarvayeepeta in 1675 A.D.
According to the historian Pervaram Jeganatham,with the aim of
expanding his rule and conquering Golconda, Papanna constructed
forts in Thatikonda, Vemulkonda during 1678 A.D.And between 1700 -
1705 A.D he constructed another fort at Shahpuram.
Existing Check Dam constructed during the rule of Papanna in
Thatikonda shows that he is a king of development
oriented.Existing Goddess Yellamma temple in Husnabad of
Karimnagar constructed during the rule of Papanna show that
Papanna was religious. This temple during times was added with new
idols.But the original Goddess Yellama idol constructed of soil is
still existing.
Papanna mostly raised the funds for war and army by guerilla
attacks on Subedar,Zamindars,landlords.Upon reaching the
popularity of Papanna news to Aurangazeb,he advised Rustum-dil
Khan to suppress Papanna. Rustum-dil Khan then sent Qasim Khan to
fight Papanna and conquer Shahpura fort.Having Qasim Khan defeated
and slayed by Papannam, Rustum-dil Khan himself entered the war
and this went on for almost three months.Rustum-dil Khan finally
fled the war and Papanna lost his friend and close associate
Sarvanna in this war.
After the death of Aurangazeb in 1707 A.D, the then deccan Subedar
Kambaksh Khan started losing the control of deccan.Papanna having
seen the weak rule, attacked and conquered Warangal fort on April
1s in 1708A.D.
Papanna then conquered Golconda fort during the beginning of 1708
A.D.
 Sardar
Sarvayi Papanna
History Written By
Kommpalli Venkat Goud
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