Devarakonda is a prominent town of Nalgonda District, geographically surrounded by Nampalli,
Chalakurthy, Dindi and Mahaboobnagar district. This place was under the rule of Padma Nayaka
Velama Rajas. Devarakonda fort is the one of the best visiting place here, which indicates the history of the Velama Rajas kingdom. This fort is located 107 km away from Hyderabad.
The prosperous kingdom of Devaraknoda was established by the Padma Nayaka Veluma Rajas choosing the Devaraknoda fortress as the autonomously ruled palace and they reigned supreme from 1287 to 1482 A.D. with much pomp and glory. The Second Maada Naidu is the eighth king of these Padma Nayaka lineages.
Compiled by Mallikahrjunarao Updated on: December 1, 2007
