{"id":281630,"date":"2024-02-08T18:15:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T12:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=281630"},"modified":"2024-02-08T18:15:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T12:45:58","slug":"390-year-old-deepastambham-lamp-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/390-year-old-deepastambham-lamp-post\/","title":{"rendered":"390-Year-Old Deepastambham (Lamp Post)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>-This post on 390-Year-Old Deepastambham (Lamp Post)<\/strong>\u00a0is based on the article “390-year-old lamp post in Nalgonda dedicated to Kasi Viswanatha unravels trade links of Telangana<\/strong><\/a>” published in “The Hindu<\/strong>” on 7th February 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

Recently, archaeologists discovered a 390-year-old Deepastambham (lamp post)<\/span> on the banks of the River Krishna in Nalgonda district, Telangana. This discovery sheds new light on trade ties in the region during early medieval times.<\/p>\n

About the Deepastambham (lamp post)<\/h2>\n
\"Deepastambham\"
Source-The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1. According to the inscription found on the lamp post, the pillar can be dated back to June 1635.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. The inscription, comprising a fusion of Telugu and Tamil languages<\/span> which suggests that the pillar was dedicated to Kasi Viswanatha<\/span>.<\/p>\n

3. The impressive height of the pillar hints at its possible role as a a lighthouse<\/span>, aiding ships along the riverine trade route in the early medieval era.<\/p>\n

What is the history of the Nalgonda region?<\/h2>\n

1. During the construction of the lamp post, the region was governed by the Qutb Shahi dynasty.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. European travelers like the French diamond trader Tavernier<\/span>, who visited the Hyderabad kingdom has also made note of these land trade routes.<\/p>\n

About Krishna river<\/h2>\n
\"Krishna
Source- ResearchGate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1. It is the third-longest river in India<\/span>, after the Ganges and Godavari.<\/p>\n

2. It is the fourth-largest in India in terms of water inflows and river basin area<\/span> after the Ganges, Indus, and Godavari.<\/p>\n

3. Its Basin extends over Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.<\/p>\n

4. Left Bank tributaries<\/strong> – Bhima, Dindi, Peddavagu, Musi, Paleru, Munneru.<\/p>\n

5. Right Bank tributaries<\/strong> – Kudali (Niranjna) Venna, Koyna, Panchganga, Dudhaganga, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha and Tungabhadra (largest tributary)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus- History and Art & Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on 390-Year-Old Deepastambham (Lamp Post)\u00a0is based on the article “390-year-old lamp post in Nalgonda dedicated to Kasi Viswanatha unravels trade links of Telangana” published in “The Hindu” on 7th February 2024. Why in the News? Recently, archaeologists discovered a 390-year-old Deepastambham (lamp post) on the banks of the River Krishna in Nalgonda district,… Continue reading 390-Year-Old Deepastambham (Lamp Post)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-281630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281630\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}