Aurad - History

History

Aurad has a famous Amareshwar temple located in the heart of town. The temple was built in 10th Century. As there was no serious survey 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 also identified of 10th century. Hence, it is highly presumed by the author of "Aurad Taluku Darshana" a Kannada Edition by Sri. Shivakumar Katte, that later on, the then 'Awarwadi' might have been routinized as Amareshwarwadi, Amarwadi, Awarwadi, Awaradi, Awarad and the present Aurad. For detail history read the referred book.

The Vikramaditya-VI was the king of Kalyani Chalukyas. He was an award of Tribhuvanmalladeva. Over and above 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.