Nellore

History

Nellore had been under the rule of Mauryas, Satavahanas, Cholas, Pallavas, Pandyas, Kharavela of Chedi dynasty, Kakatiyas, Eastern Gangas of Kalinga Empire, Vijayanagara Empire, Arcot Nawabs and other dynasties. Nellore was ruled by Ashoka of the Mauryan dynasty in the 3rd century BCE. Nellore was conquered by the rulers of the Pallava dynasty and it was under their rule till the 6th century CE, subsequently the Chola rulers ruled Nellore for a long period of time. The Cholas met their decline in the 13th century CE. Tamil inscriptions indicate that it formed part of Chola kingdom till their decline in the thirteenth century CE. It later became a part of Kakatiyas, Vijayanagara Empire, Sultanate of Golconda, Mughal Empire and Arcot Nawab. In 1758 Marathas under the command of Balwant Rao Captured Nellore from Nazibulla. In the 18th century, Nellore was taken over by the British from the Arcot Nawabs and was part of the Madras Presidency of British India. The first account was produced by John Boswell in 1873 as collector. This report by the British Includes Climate, agriculture, health statistics as well important taxation information. Social structure including important families of Nellore from the 1800s. These included Venketagiri Raja, kalhastri Rajah, The Chundi Zamindhar, The Mutiyalpad Zamindhar, Sayidapur Zamindhar, Jupalli Zamindhars of Udayagiri, Udayagiri Jaghirediar, the Vazella Zamidhars of Gudur, Zamindhars of Ongole, Turrawar Poligar, Tadeboyina Polighar, The Chettiars Polighar, The Udathawar Polighar, The Gangulawar Poighar and Buchireddypalem Family. These families under the British Raj were responsible for the villages and lands in their possession. The British recognized the importance of Nellore in cultivation as well as important port of…

Geography

Nellore is located at . It has an average elevation of . The maximum temperature is during summer and the minimum temperature is during winter. The rainfall ranges from through South West and North East Monsoons. Nellore is subject both to droughts and to floods based on the seasons. Nellore has been ranked 18th best "National Clean Air City" under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India.

Most-observed species

• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  35
• House Crow

  Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
  23
• Black Drongo

  Dicrurus macrocercus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
  21
• Indian Pond-Heron

  Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves
  20
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  20
• Blue-tailed Bee-eater

  Merops philippinus Linnaeus, 1767 · Aves
  17
• Rose-ringed Parakeet

  Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
  17
• Green Bee-eater

  Merops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves
  15