Sakkarepatna
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.
Sakkarepatna
Town in the Kadur taluk of Kadiir District, Mysore, situated in 13 26' N, and 75 55' E , n miles south-west of Kadur railway station Population (1901), 1,884 This is said to have been in old times the capital of Rukmangada, a king mentioned in the Mahabharata. It contains a monument to Honbilla, who was sacrificed to secure the stability of the Ayyankere reservoir, and also a great gun, and an immense slab of stone, about 12 feet square and several inches thick, supported on four pillars. The last is called Vira Ballala Chauki, and is said to have been the royal seat of justice.
Under the Vijayanagar kingdom, the place belonged to the Belur chiefs. It was next taken by the Bednur rulers, and Sivappa Naik of that family conferred it on the king of Vijayanagar, who had fled to him for refuge. But in 1690 it was taken by the Raja of Mysore, and retained by him under the treaty of 1694. The municipality, formed in 1895, became a Union in 1904. The receipts and expenditure during the six years ending 1901 averaged Rs. 1,700 and Rs. 1,200. In 1903-4 they were Rs 1,500 and Rs. 5,200.
