19-01-2016, 04:56 PM
INTRODUCTION
History of Mangalore dates back to the fourteenth century, when Alupas ruled the kingdom, which was divided into two divisions. The region around Mangalore was called “Mugaru nadu”, where as the northern region around Baindoor as “Baindura nadu”. For a short period, the region was under the rule of Hoysalas. From about the middle of the fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth century, the district was part of the Vijayanagara Empire. The administration of the region of South Canara was transferred to Keladi rulers by the Vijayanagara Emperor, .around 1554 A.D. The region passed into the hands of Hyder Ali in 1763 A.D. and later to his son Tipusultan. Later it was annexed by the British after the fall of Tipu sultan in 1799 A.D.. Under the British rule, the South Canara was part of the Madras presidency. The South Canara district (later called Dakshinakannada district) had 8 taluks within its jurisdiction. A new district was created by name “Udupi District”, in the year 1997 by including Udupi, Kundapur and Karkala taluks in it. The remaining part viz, Mangalore, Bantwal, Puttur, Belthangadi and Sullia formed the Dakshina kannada district. The district is bounded by Udupi and Chikkamagalore district in the north, Hassan and Kodagu (Madikeri) district in the east, by Kerala state in the south and by the Arabian Sea on the west. Regional setting Mangalore is the headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district. The city is on the west coast of the state and is eccentrically located in relation to the district region. Mangalore is the largest of all the eight-urban centers of the district. Incidentally it is also the largest of all the urban centers in the entire west coast, in Karnataka.