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Pedda Soma Bhupal
Pedda Soma Bhupal was a local chief who founded the Gadwal samasthan around 1663 in the land between the Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers, in today's Telangana. He built the fort at Gadwal, which became the seat of a family that ruled as tributaries of the Nizams of Hyderabad until 1948. Gadwal later became known for its handloom saris.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Pedda Soma Bhupal. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pedda-soma-bhupal
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