Basavapatna
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, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Basavapatna
Deserted town in the Channagiri taluk of Shimoga District, Mysore, situated in 14° 12' N. and 75° 49' E., 16 miles from Channagiri town. It lies in a narrow valley enclosed by hills, and was the original seat of the chiefs who, when Basavapatna was taken by the Bijapur army in the invasion of 1637, retired to Tarikere, and are commonly identified with the former place. It was the seat of government for this part of the country under Bijapur rule, and under the Mughals afterwards. Later it changed hands several times, and was held by the Marathas for seven years, Haidar Ali dismantled the fort in 1763, and the Marathas under Parasuram Bhao sacked the town in 1791. The fort was repaired in 1799, but the place never recovered its former prosperity. Near the fort was a mosque where Baba Budan lived before he settled on the mountain called after him.
