Parenda Village

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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.

Parenda Village

Head-quarters of the taluk of the same name in Osmanabad District, Hyderabad State, situated in 18 16' N. and 75 2j' E. Population (1901), 3,655. The fort, erected by Mahmud Gavan, the celebrated Bahmani minister, contains several large guns mounted on bastions. Parenda was the capital of the Nizam Shahis for a short time after the capture of Ahmadnagar by the Mughals in 1605. It was besieged unsuccessfully by Shah Jahan's general in 1630. It was, however, reduced by Aurangzeb during his viceroyalty of the Deccan. The fortifications are in good order, but the old town is in ruins. Numerous ruins in the neighbourhood and the fort testify to the former populousness of the place. It now possesses a tahsil and police inspector's office, a custom station, a school, and a taluk post office. - -