TSPSC Recruitment | Telangana History origin of word Telangana

Word Telangana is the most ancient word. According to the Archaeologist “Parabrahma Sastry”, the place where Telugu people lived is described as “Trilinga Desham”. The important source of water to Telangana is the Godavari river, it is an Perinnial river. Godavari river is described as “Thelivaha” in ancient period. The people who lived in surroundings of this Thelivaha river were known as “Trilingulu” later this changed as Trilinga desham and finally to “Telangana”. Starting from king Indra varma’s “Purli inscription” of the ganga dynasty different kings of the Kakatiya dynasty used the words “Trilinga”, Tilinga and Telinga as synonyms. 

Telangana Inscription

The credit of making the word “Telangana” popular goes to different poets after the Kakatiya period. According to P. Sri Rama Sharma, the word “Telangana” came into usage between the period of “Amir Khusroo to Abul Fazal” (i.e., between the period of Alauddin Khilji to akbar).