About Belgaum

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About Belgaum:  Belgaum, The Home of various Rulers Belgaum (formerly known as Venugrama means Bamboo Village) has been the center of dynasties and kingdoms. As history describes, Belgaum had been the home of Ratta, Chalukyan, Bahmani, Vijayanagara and and Maratha empires. In the year 1686, Belgaum was taken over by the mugal emperor Aurangzeb who had ruled over the Adil Shahi the famous ruler of Bijapur. Afterwards, Hyder Ali king of Mysore ruled over the Belgaum for short span of time. Ultimately, city was retaken by the Peshwa through British assistance.