Mudgal

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Mudgal

Head-quarters of the Lingsugur taluk, Raichur District, Hyderabad State, situated in 16° \' N. and 76^ 26' E. Population (1901), 7,729, of whom 4,753 are Hindus, 2,593 Musalmans, and 380 Christians. The fort was the seat of the Yadava governors of Deogiri in 1250. It came successively into the possession of the Rajas of Warangal, the Bahmani and the Bijapur Sultans, and lastly it fell to Aurangzeb.

There is a small Roman Catholic colony in the town, whose ancestors were originally converted by one of St. Francis Xavier's missionaries from Goa. The church was built at an early date and contains a picture of the Madonna. Mudgal has two schools, one of which is supported by the mission, a post office, and an Ashiir- khdna, where the Muharram ceremony is held with great eclat in the presence of thousands of pilgrims.