Aurad

Aurad is a panchayat town in Bidar district in the state of Karnataka, India.HistoryAurad is the entrance of Karnataka from the north and has a famous Sri Amareshwar temple located in the heart of town. The temple was built in the 10th century. There has been no serious study on the history of Aurad but the experts and historians who visited Aurad had undoubtedly clarified on the basis of the fragments, that the earlier Avarawadi is today's Aurad. A fragment found in the Amareshwar Temple and one at Amareshwar Girls High School, it was clearly mentioned the name of Avarwadi. The inscriptions were in Kannada and were dated to the 10th century. Hence, it is highly presumed by the author of "Aurad Taluku Darshana" a Kannada Edition by Sri. Shivakumar Katte, who did study on Aurad and announced that the then 'Awarwadi' might have been routinized as Amareshwarwadi, Amarwadi, Awarwadi, Awaradi, Awarad and the present Aurad. For detailed history read the referred book.The Vikramaditya VI was the king of Kalyani Chalukyas. He was an award of Tribhuvanmalladeva. Over 50 inscriptions were found in Bidar District which were of his time. The inscriptions found in and around Aurad were also belongs to the dynasty of Vikramaditya VI. His son Someshwar III ruled out Aurad. In 1130, the Aurad area was under the control of Ereyamarasa who was the Mandal Chief of Someshwar III.In 1130 the Avarwadi area was ruled out by Someshwar III the son of Vikramaditya VI and Someshwara's Maha Mandaleshwar Yereya Marasa was the head of Awarawadi. He donated his Nagarhal village to Lord Revaneshwar. In the same time Hemmadiyarasa was looking after so may villages of Awarawadi viz. Aluru, Goudgaonve, Kavaligave, Dayasawalige, Gukkave, Borigave, Nerilige, Hippalgave, etc. he might have been paid taxes of these villages.