Rumi lived most of his life under the Persianate Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, where he produced his works and died in 1273 AD. He was buried in Konya , and his shrine became a place of pilgrimage. [45] Upon his death, his followers and his son Sultan Walad founded the Mevlevi Order , also known as the Order of the Whirling Dervishes, famous for the ...

1807 - 1822 AD : Raja Ramkrishna Rao I 1822 - 1866 AD : Raja Rameshwar Rao I , on 17 March 1843, the title of "Balwant" was conferred on the Raja as a mark of honour by 3rd Nizam Sikander Jah. To build an armed force, Raja imported Siddis from Somalia and Abyssinia and organized them into 2 regiments African Bodyguard and Wanaparthy Lancers.