Raichur Doab

[2] The early village settlements during the Neolithic and Iron age are base for sedentary lifestyles in Raichur Doab, and they exhibit rich faunal ecology of the region through rock art.

An edict of emperor Ashoka discovered in the town of Maski, was an important discovery as it solved the mystery of the title 'devanampriya' which was found in many inscriptions scattered throughout the subcontinent.

[4] After Mauryan empire, the doab came under the control of Shatavahana dynasty which ruled over central and eastern Deccan.

Forces of Vijayanagar empire under Krishnadevaraya won the decisive Battle of Raichur in 1520 CE against Sultanate of Bijapur, and pushed across the Krishna river.

But these short-term gains were decisively reversed when a confederate alliance of Deccan Sultanates defeated the Vijayanagar empire at Battle of Talikota in 1565 CE.

The remaining part of the doab that formed Raichur district was incorporated in Mysore State (Renamed as Karnataka in 1973).