Jain Thirthankara sculptures that were found in the excavations near the town revealed the existence of
Jainism in the
Megalithic age. Jangaon was the second capital region of the
Kalyani Chalukyas in the 11th century. One of the most acclaimed Telugu poets of all time
Bammera Pothana was born in the village of Bammera in Jangoan in 1450 AD. After the demise of the Nayaks 50-years rule, this region came under the
Kakatiya dynasty from 1195 to 1323, before being annexed to the
Delhi Sultanate under Tughlaq rule. The region was part of the
Bahmani Sultanate and then the
Sultanate of Golconda Qutb Shahi dynasty in 1512. The
Mughal emperor Aurangzeb conquered
Golconda in 1687 and it remained part of the Mughal empire.
Qamar-ud-din Khan
Asaf Jah I declared sovereignty in 1724 and established the
Asaf Jahi Dynasty. In 1854 the Jangaon area was under the administrative region of
Bhonagheer Circars. Jangaon is mentioned as Zungaon in an 1854 map. In 1866 new districts were created; all Circars were delimited and merged. Bhonagheer, Davercondah and Nelgoondah Circars merged to form Nalgonda District but the Jangaon area was transferred from Bhongir Circar to Warangal District in 1866, Cherial was renamed Taluka by adding some parts of Wardannapet region, with its headquarters at Jangaon. In 1905 the
Princely state of Hyderabad was sub-divided into four divisions;
Aurangabad Division,
Gulbarga Division,
Gulshanabad Division and
Warangal Division. On 11 October 2016 Jangaon was made the district headquarters, along with 21 newly formed districts in Telangana. Warangal district was divided into five district:
Warangal Urban district (now Hanamkonda district),
Warangal Rural district (now Warangal district),
Jangaon district,
Jayashankar district and
Mahabubabad district. Jangaon district was formed mostly from the old Jangaon Revenue division, with the exception of Maddur, Cherial and Komuravelli mandals, which were transferred to newly formed
Siddipet district, Ghanpur and Zaffergadh from Warangal Revenue division and Gundala of
Nalgonda district were merged with Jangaon district. ==Demographics==