Mahabubnagar district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana.Mahabubnagar was formerly known as Palamoor, meaningdue to its milk production.The name was changed to Mahabubnagar on 4 December 1890, in honour of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad (1869–1911 AD)The district shares boundaries with Narayanapet, Vikarabad, Rangareddy, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy and Jogulamba GadwalThe area that forms current Mahabubnagar district has held historic significance. It was under Janapada rule by 6th century BCE, and later was Maurya territory.The region was at the core of the Satavahana dynasty from 221 BCE to 218 CE, and also a large part of the Chalukya dynasty from the 5th to the 11th century CE.