Jangaon

Jangaon is a town and the district headquarters of Jangaon district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Jangaon mandal and Jangaon revenue division respectively. It is about 85 kilometres from the state capital, Hyderabad. It lies on the National Highway 163.GeographyJangaon has an average elevation of 382m.It is Geographically located in the eastern Deccan plateau.EtymologyThe name Jangaon evolved from "jain gaon" which means village of Jains, a religion of India. Kolanpak (kulpak) in the Nalgonda district which is about 20 km from Jangaon is a famous pilgrimage center for Jain people and it has much historical background.HistoryJain Thirthankara sculptures found in the excavations near the town revealed the existence of Jainism in the Megalithic age. It was also the second capital region of the Kalyani Chalukyas in 11th century.After the demise of the Nayaks rule for 50 years, This region came under Kakatiya dynasty from 1195 CE to 1323 before transferring to Khilji dynasty of Delhi Sultanate under Ala-ud-din Khilji rule. Region was part of the Bahmani Sultanate and then the Sultanate of Golconda Qutb Shahi dynasty in 1512.The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb conquered Golconda in 1687, and it remained part of the Mughal empire.