Kittur
| Kittur ಕಿತ್ತೂರು | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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| Nickname(s): Kitturu | |
  Kittur Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°36′N 74°54′E / 15.60°N 74.90°ECoordinates: 15°36′N 74°54′E / 15.60°N 74.90°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Belgaum |
| Demonym(s) | Kitturunivaru |
| Language | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 591115 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-24 |
| Nearest city | Belgaum |
Kittur, also known as Kitturu and historically as Kittoor, is a taluka in the Belgaum District of the South Indian state of Karnataka. It was part of Bailhongal taluka but was declared as an independent taluka on 23 October 2012 by the Chief Minister of Karnataka on the inauguration of Kittur Utsav. It is 177th Taluk of Karnataka State. It is a place of historical importance because of the armed rebellion of Kittur Chennamma (1778–1829), Raja of the State of Kittur against the British East India Company, during which a British Commissioner, St John Thackeray was killed.
History
On the outskirts of the town lies the ruins of the palace within a fort. The palace was the residence of the Rani Chennamma.
In the 18th century, Kittur was ruled by the Marathas, until the Third Anglo-Maratha War, when it came under British suzerainty.[1]
In connection with a disputed succession to this chiefship in 1824, St John Thackeray, Commissioner of Dharwad, was killed in a battle when approaching the Kittur fort. Later another unit stormed Kittur and captured Queen Chennamma, who was imprisoned in Bailhongal Jail where she died. Rani Chennamma became a legend.
The town is also the setting for the 2008 novel Between the Assassinations' by Aravind Adiga. However, it is described in the novel wrongly as a coastal village (which would put it in Uttara Kannada rather than Belgaum).
Education
Kittur is well known for its residential school for girls named after the warrior queen Chennamma.
Locally Kittur Nadu Vidya Vardhak Sangh operates schools and colleges.
KNVV Sangh's Arts and Commerce College
KNVV Sangh's S.G. High School
See also
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.