Yadgir is a town and headquarters for administration of recently created Yadagiri district in Karnataka state.  Officially declared as 30th district of Karnataka state since April 2010. Yadagiri, previously known as Yetagiri, it has many historical monuments and has a majestic hill fort with three rounds of fortifications.  There are three ancient temples, medieval mosques, tanks and wells on top of the hill.  A tank, the Sanna Kere is situated in the center of the town.

Yadgir History

The town was under the Western Chalukyas in the earliest period.  The name Yadgir is taken from its historic medieval rulers 'Yadavas' ruled with their establishments on a mountain known as 'giri' in Kannada.  Mohammed Kasim was known to be the strong chieftain who ruled Yadgir for a very long time after concurring the Yadavs, although there is no actual proof for the same.  Lately it was under the reign of the Bahamani Sultanate, the Bijapur Sultanate and finally, the Nizams of Hyderabad.  A major economic growth of the city took place under Philip Meadows Taylor, the administrator of the principality of Shorapur.

Yadgir Tourism

Tourist Places In Yadgir
 Mailapur, Mailarlingeshwar Temple
 Sleeping Bhudha
 Shorapur Fort
 The Fort Of Vanadurga
 Narayanpur Dam
 Thinthini Mouneshwar Temple
 Chaya Bhagavati Temple
 Kodekal Basavanna
 The Shiraval Village
 Syed Chanda Husain
 Sofi Sarmast Durga
 Bheemarayan Gudi (B.Gudi)
 Abbetumakur