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Gulbarga is a district in Karnataka State.city, northeastern Karnataka (formerly Mysore). Originally included in the territory of the Kakatiyas of Warangal, the city was annexed to the sultanate of Delhi in the early fourteenth century, first by General Ulugh Khan and then by Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq. After the sultan's death, it fell to the Bahmani kingdom (of which it was the capital between 1347 and c. 1424) and, upon the break-up of that power, to Bijapur. With the conquest of the Deccan by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the seventeenth century, it was again included in the sultanate of Delhi, but it was separated from Delhi by the establishment of Hyderabad state in the early eighteenth century.   Dotting the city are many ancient monuments. In the eastern quarter are the tombs of the Bahmani kings; the most notable building is a mosque modelled upon that of Córdoba in Spain. Its colleges of arts, commerce, education, engineering, law, medicine, and science, and the women's college are all affiliated with Gulbarga University.   Situated along the main rail line from Mumbai to Chennai, Gulbarga is a centre of the cotton trade, with ginning and pressing factories, and spinning and weaving mills. It also has flour and oil mills and paint factories. The majority of the population in the surrounding area is engaged in agriculture. The chief crops are millet, pulses (legumes), cotton, and linseed. Population (2001) 430,265.  

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South India

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• Gulbarga
• Aland (Gulbarga)
• Afzalpur
• Yadgir
• Shahapur
• Surpur
• Jewergi
• Sedam
• Chincholi
• Basavana Sangolli
• Chittapur

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Here the major language is Kannada. People here are very much familiar with Hindi, Marathi and Urdu languages.

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By Train

Gulbarga is well connected by railway lines and roads.[3] Gulbarga is an important rail head on the Central Southern Railway line connecting to Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi and India.

By Bus

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses are available from some major cities like Hubli, Bangalore and Hyderabad. There are couple of private buses also which give service through Multi-Axle Vovlo buses.

Travel time from Bangalore to Gulbarga is 11 hours (Overnight journey) Travel time from Hyderabad to Gulbarga is 5 to 6 hours.

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City is well connected by National Highways with Bangalore , which are 610 kilometres (380 mi) away from Gulbarga. Road distances to other cities within the state are: Basavakalyan-80 kilometres (50 mi), Bidar -120 kilometres (75 mi), and Bijapur - 160 kilometres (99 mi).[3]

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