Well we all know about the Robinhood who was famous for his heroic outlaw, but how many of us know about our own Robinhood who fought against the mughals during 1687 to 1710 AD
1) Sarvayi Papanna was born in Khilashapur Village near Jangaon, Warangal dt. in 1650 A.D. He lost his father during his childhood. He assisted his mother Smt. Sarvamma as a cattle herder. And later on due to his mother's request and force, he took up Toddy tapping as his profession.
2) He lived during the period of Aurangzeb. He was a contemporary to Chatrapati Shivaji with the same ideology and fought with Muslim Rulers and occupied the Telangana area between 1687-1710 AD.
3) His deeds have been described by historians Barbara and Thomas Metcalf as "Robin Hood-like", while another historian, Richard Eaton, considers him to be a good example of a social bandit.
4) In the 1690s he stole money and property from his wealthy widowed sister. With these funds he built a hill-fort at Tarikonda and drew a band of men around him who were willing to become highwaymen, and then proceeded to rob traders who used the nearby route between Hyderabad and Warangal, the erstwhile capital of Golkonda.
5) Having seen the oppressions and atrocities committed by Mughals, Pappanna raised a small army out of warrier castes through guerilla attacks on them.
6) Papadu was strengthened, by this success. On 31 March 1708 he initiated an attack on the heavily fortified former capital city of Warangal with a force of between 2500 and 3500 men. This action was planned to coincide with the eve of the Muslim celebrations of Ashura, when the city walls would be poorly manned.
7) Papanna during his reign of 30 years ruled Buvanagiri of Nalgonda, Thatikonda of Warangal, Kolanupaka, Cheriyala, Karimnagar, Huzurabad and Husnabad regions.
8) In the war against the Mughals in 1710 he was captured and killed after a year long siege of his hill-fort refuge.
However in his tenure of 30 years Papadu ruled boldly and brought in Socio-Economic Equality in the society!
2) He lived during the period of Aurangzeb. He was a contemporary to Chatrapati Shivaji with the same ideology and fought with Muslim Rulers and occupied the Telangana area between 1687-1710 AD.
3) His deeds have been described by historians Barbara and Thomas Metcalf as "Robin Hood-like", while another historian, Richard Eaton, considers him to be a good example of a social bandit.
4) In the 1690s he stole money and property from his wealthy widowed sister. With these funds he built a hill-fort at Tarikonda and drew a band of men around him who were willing to become highwaymen, and then proceeded to rob traders who used the nearby route between Hyderabad and Warangal, the erstwhile capital of Golkonda.
5) Having seen the oppressions and atrocities committed by Mughals, Pappanna raised a small army out of warrier castes through guerilla attacks on them.
6) Papadu was strengthened, by this success. On 31 March 1708 he initiated an attack on the heavily fortified former capital city of Warangal with a force of between 2500 and 3500 men. This action was planned to coincide with the eve of the Muslim celebrations of Ashura, when the city walls would be poorly manned.
7) Papanna during his reign of 30 years ruled Buvanagiri of Nalgonda, Thatikonda of Warangal, Kolanupaka, Cheriyala, Karimnagar, Huzurabad and Husnabad regions.
8) In the war against the Mughals in 1710 he was captured and killed after a year long siege of his hill-fort refuge.
However in his tenure of 30 years Papadu ruled boldly and brought in Socio-Economic Equality in the society!
