Saundatti
Town in Karnataka, India
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Savadatti [3] is one of the oldest towns in Belagavi district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is a Hindu pilgrimage centre, 78 kilometres from Belagavi and 41 kilometres from Dharwad. Savadatti is also the name of the taluk (sub-district), which was previously named Parasgad. There are several ancient temples in Savadatti.[4]
Savadatti
Saundatti | |
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Town | |
Savadatti Fort | |
  Savadatti Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 15.7833°N 75.1167°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Belagavi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Town Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• Town | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 1,555.27 km2 (600.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation _at hilltop[1] | 858 m (2,815 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Town | 41,215 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 311,714 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 591 126 |
| Telephone code | 08330 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA-24 |
| Website | www |
History of Rashtrakuta kings
The historical name of the Savadatti was Sugandavarti "Sougandipura". It was the capital of the Ratta dynasty (from 875-1230) and Ancient hub of Jainism.
- During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Belagavi[5] was the capital of the Rattas, the chieftains of Savadatti. The fort at Belagavi was built by Bichiraja (Ratta Dynasty) in 1204.
- The Ratta clan was one of several names of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty.
- Rattas of Savadatti accepted[6] the overlordship of Taila II (AD 973-977).
- Two of the pillars at Belagavi fort have Kannada inscriptions in Nagari script, one inscription from around 1199 is attributed to the Ratta king Kartaveerya IV.
Rattas (Rashtrakutas)
- In one of the inscriptions related to Rattas of Savadatti it is mentioned that Krishna III having appointed Prithvirama[7] as a chief feudatory had dignified the Ratta dynasty of Savadatti.
Inscriptions
- At Savadatti, Jain inscription slab written in Sanskrit and Kanarese (Kannada)[9] of krishna III the king of Rashtrakuta, Shaka 797 (c. 875 AD), and Vikramaditya, Shaka 1017 (c. 1095 AD).
- At Savadatti, in front of the Western Chalukya-style Ankeshwara temple, there is an inscription carved into the wall by the Ratta Chief Ankarasa.
Jainism
Renuka Saagara Reservoir
Renuka Sagara is a reservoir formed by damming the Malaprabha River adjacent to Savadatti.
Savadatti Yallammana
Gallery
Savadatti Fort
Savadatti Fort
Savadatti Fort
