warangal was the capital of the kakatiya dynasty from 1195 ce until that ruling family was defeated by the delhi sultanate in 1323. the city was then renamed as sultanpur. after the telangana movement, telangana state was formed on 2 june 2014, warangal became part of telangana state. bhadrakali lake and waddepally lake are the two famous lakes are the major sources of drinking water.