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The town's history goes back to the era of the Maurya s, and Satavahana s who ruled most of present day Andhra Pradesh. A few inscriptions dating to the Satavahana period were found in a village called China Ganjam, near Ongole. After the Satavahanas, this place came into the limelight again during the Kakatiya dynasty. At that time the nearby towns of Motupalli and Voda Revu served as major seaports. Ongole is famous for its Ongole breed of oxen which are considered virile and of superior stock. They are one of the major Zebu cattle breeds of the world. There is a very old Lord Shiva temple in the town. The name "Ongole" is derived from ''Omgole'', roughly translated as submitting to Shiva. EXTERNAL LINKS
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