Mayurkhandi

Mauryakhandi was a well-planned city near Bhalki Taluka 40 kilometers from Bidar city, India. Now it is in ruins. Thick forest has grown now completely hiding the ruins in undergrowth. It is said that still there are descendents of the royal family, when the princes or governors of Rajshtrakutha administration were use to rule, long after the transfer of capital. After the fall of kingdom 1050 CE, they were living under oppression and persecutions from the succeeding kingdoms. There are families still residing in Bidar with the surname Rajshtrakutha now in short as Rajs.

There are two inscription on the stone of a building, the building is called ShahiHammam meaning (Royal-Bath).This building is situated on the west side of sola-khamba of the Bidar Fort. These incriptions are written in ancient Kannada or Halegannada . This indicates the there was kannada used during these kingdoms also. The kannada was also a subject in Madarsa-e-gawan, named after a famous parsian scholar [] This college is still standing in the heart of Bidar.This building was one of the earlist university in india. The kings also patarnd the kannada language.
Recently some of them were converted to Christianity by American Missionaries with a protestant Christian's church called Methodist. In early 19th century.

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