Latur district lies to the south east of Maharashtra State on the border of Maharashtra and Karnatka. It was a part of Osmanabad District till 15th Aug1982. Latur, the headquarter of the District is an ancient town and the home of Ratta or Rashtrakutas. The Rashtrakutas King Amoghvarsa is the Lord Of Lattalura. The Rattas of Saudatti declare in their records that they had emigrated from the town of Lattalura i e Latur. The Rashtrakutas seems have originally belonged to this place.
Reference to this district since puranas epics Ramayana southern part of Maharashtra known as dandakaranya. In the historical times this territory was included in the empire of King Ashoka. After the death of Ashoka Satvahana rose to power and his capital was at Pratisthana i e Paithan in Aurangabad dist. During the age of Satvahanas the District seems to have been very prosperous. Contemporary with the Vakataka of Vidharba and the early Rashtrakuta of Kuntala there was a Saka family ruling over the territory in which Latur Dist. was comprised. The chalukya and then Yadavas of Deogiri ruled over the territory.
In the beginning of 14th century in 1317, the kingdom of Yadavas passed into hands of the Sultam of Delhi. The territory of Latur District for the first time passed under Mahammedans. From 1351 to 1518 dynasty of Bahamamis ruled the territory after which it came under Adilshaha. In 1724 after a century of direct rule of Maghals,Latur District passed under the Nizam of Hydrabad sovereignty.
The district was temporarily ceded to british government in 1853 and was reverted to Hydrabad State in 1860 with its Headquarters at Naldurga. The District was known as Naldurga district. In 1904 Naldurga district was abolished and a new district of Osmanabad was carved out with headquarter at Osmanabad in 1905 two tahsils with their headquarters at Wasi and Naldurga were abolished. Wasi was merged in Kalamb and Naldurga in Tuljapur Headquarter of Ausa tahsil were shifted to Latur and that tahsil was named as Latur Tahsil.
Among the Marathwada region Osmanabad had the biggest area under the Nizams own estate called "Sarf-e-khas". The "Sarf-e-khas" was merged with government area under the regulation in the year 1949. In the same year all the jagirs were abolished and put under direct Government Administration. Consequent upon the abolition of "Sarf-e-khas" and jagirs, the boundaries of all the tahsils were reconstituted in 1950. Two new tahsils with headquarters at Ausa and Omerga and a new Mahal with headquarters at Bhoom were created. In 1950 again 11 enclave village were transferred from Solapur to the District in return of 52 village from the District to Solapur with the reorganization of States, the District become a part of Bombay state in 1956. Three tahsils viz. Ahamadpur Nilanga and Udgir were transfered from the neighbouring Bgdar District to Osmanabad district. Ahamadpur Udgir and Nilanga Tahsils was divided into two tahsils on 15 aug 1992. The newly formed Chakur and Renapur tahsil. Recently in the 1999 there are three new tahsils included in Latur district Jalkot Devni And Shirur Anantpal.
In 1960 Bombay state was divided into Maharashtra and Gujrat and Osmanabad become an integral part of Maharashtra state. Due to administrative reasons Osmanabad District was bifurcated into two Districts on 16 Aug 1982. The newly formed Latur district has 10 tahsils 10 towns and 850 villages including 53 villages transferred from Ambejogai tahsil belonged to Beed District. However the total list of villages goes to 946 as same villages are grated by Latur District Administration.
Reference to this district since puranas epics Ramayana southern part of Maharashtra known as dandakaranya. In the historical times this territory was included in the empire of King Ashoka. After the death of Ashoka Satvahana rose to power and his capital was at Pratisthana i e Paithan in Aurangabad dist. During the age of Satvahanas the District seems to have been very prosperous. Contemporary with the Vakataka of Vidharba and the early Rashtrakuta of Kuntala there was a Saka family ruling over the territory in which Latur Dist. was comprised. The chalukya and then Yadavas of Deogiri ruled over the territory.
In the beginning of 14th century in 1317, the kingdom of Yadavas passed into hands of the Sultam of Delhi. The territory of Latur District for the first time passed under Mahammedans. From 1351 to 1518 dynasty of Bahamamis ruled the territory after which it came under Adilshaha. In 1724 after a century of direct rule of Maghals,Latur District passed under the Nizam of Hydrabad sovereignty.
The district was temporarily ceded to british government in 1853 and was reverted to Hydrabad State in 1860 with its Headquarters at Naldurga. The District was known as Naldurga district. In 1904 Naldurga district was abolished and a new district of Osmanabad was carved out with headquarter at Osmanabad in 1905 two tahsils with their headquarters at Wasi and Naldurga were abolished. Wasi was merged in Kalamb and Naldurga in Tuljapur Headquarter of Ausa tahsil were shifted to Latur and that tahsil was named as Latur Tahsil.
Among the Marathwada region Osmanabad had the biggest area under the Nizams own estate called "Sarf-e-khas". The "Sarf-e-khas" was merged with government area under the regulation in the year 1949. In the same year all the jagirs were abolished and put under direct Government Administration. Consequent upon the abolition of "Sarf-e-khas" and jagirs, the boundaries of all the tahsils were reconstituted in 1950. Two new tahsils with headquarters at Ausa and Omerga and a new Mahal with headquarters at Bhoom were created. In 1950 again 11 enclave village were transferred from Solapur to the District in return of 52 village from the District to Solapur with the reorganization of States, the District become a part of Bombay state in 1956. Three tahsils viz. Ahamadpur Nilanga and Udgir were transfered from the neighbouring Bgdar District to Osmanabad district. Ahamadpur Udgir and Nilanga Tahsils was divided into two tahsils on 15 aug 1992. The newly formed Chakur and Renapur tahsil. Recently in the 1999 there are three new tahsils included in Latur district Jalkot Devni And Shirur Anantpal.
In 1960 Bombay state was divided into Maharashtra and Gujrat and Osmanabad become an integral part of Maharashtra state. Due to administrative reasons Osmanabad District was bifurcated into two Districts on 16 Aug 1982. The newly formed Latur district has 10 tahsils 10 towns and 850 villages including 53 villages transferred from Ambejogai tahsil belonged to Beed District. However the total list of villages goes to 946 as same villages are grated by Latur District Administration.
