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Eluru is a city and district headquarters of West Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/westgodavari.html )〕 It is one of the 13 municipal corporations in the state, and the mandal headquarters of Eluru mandal in Eluru revenue division. Census of India, the city had a population of .〔 The city has synonyms of ''Ellore'' and ''Erla Ooru''.〔http://www.travelchacha.com/cities/andhra_pradesh/eluru.html〕 The city was alternately referred as in days of Buddhist kingdom of Vengi ''Helapuri'' . ==History== History of Eluru dates back to 2nd century and has great prominence in the history of Andhra. Vengi (Pedavegi, Chinavegi, and Denduluru) near Eluru was capital of Andhra from 2nd century to 12th century, ruled by Salankayanas, Vishnukudinas, and Eastern Chalukyas. Vengi was capital of Andhra for many years than other city. Eluru was part of the Buddhist kingdom of Vengi. Eastern Chalukyas Period (7th century to 12th century): Eastern Chalukyas, or Chalukyas of Vengi were a South Indian dynasty whose kingdom was located in the present day Andhra Pradesh. Their capital was Vengi (Pedavegi and Denduluru, near Eluru) and their dynasty lasted for around 500 years from the 7th century until c. 1130 C.E. when the Vengi kingdom merged with the Chola empire. The Vengi kingdom was continued to be ruled by Eastern Chalukyan kings under the protection of the Chola empire until 1189 C.E., when the kingdom succumbed to the Hoysalas and the Yadavas. They had their capital originally at Vengi now (Pedavegi, Chinavegi and Denduluru) near Eluru of the West Godavari district end later changed to Rajamahendravaram (Rajamundry). Kakathiya, Kalinga, Vijayanagara, and Golkonda's Period (13th Century to 16th Century): Eluru was later captured by Kakatiyas and then became a part of the Kalinga Empire until 1471. Later it fell into the hands of the Gajapathis. In 1515 Srikrishnadevaraya captured it. After the fall of the Vijayanagara Kingdom, it was taken by the Sultan of Golkonda, Kutub Shah. Modern History: Eluru (Ellore)was formerly a military station, and the capital of the Northern Circars, a former division of British India's Madras Presidency.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ellore - Encyclopedia )〕 Salabat Jang, the son of the Nizam al Mulk, granted Northern Circurs to French East India Company and was necessarily transferred from the French to the British. After the British established control over South India, Eluru and surrounding areas were merged into the Madras Presidency. During the division of Northern Cirkars into districts, Eluru was made a part of Machilipatnam district. Later, it was included in the Godavari District in 1859. Subsequently, Eluru was made part of the Krishna District. Finally, in 1925, West Godavari District was formed with Eluru as its headquarters. All district offices and regional offices were set up in Eluru city. Eluru was upgraded from a municipality to a corporation in April 2005 and eventually grew into a well developed town. In the process, some of the surrounding villages were merged in the city, raising the city's population to 285,900. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eluru」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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