Yavatmal District Maharashtra | Things to do in Yavatmal | Places to Visit in Yavatmal | Cooch Behar District Yavatmal
Yavatmal district is one of the most popular districts in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was formerly known as Yeotmal. It comes under the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. It is the third-largest district of Vidarbha after Nagpur and Amravati. District headquarters are located at Yavatmal city. The history of the district is very old. Yavatmal, the name of the district is derived from Yeota, the word 'Mal' means 'hill' or palace. The pargana in Ain-i-Akbari is called Yotalhara, Lohara is a village three miles west of Yavatmal. It is believed that Yavatmal, along with the rest of the former Berar province, was part of the mythical kingdom of Vidarbha described in the Mahabharata. Berar formed part of the kingdom of Ashoka Maurya which ruled from 272 to 231 BCE. Then the district came under the dynasty of Sunga. Seven members of the Vakataka family, who ruled a miniature inscription at Kava XVI in Ajanta, are named From 275 A.D to 575 the Chalukyas and Rashtrakuta