am-ul-Mulk in June 1748 his heirs strove for the succession with the support of the English and the French. When Nizam Ali Khan was proclaimed ruler of Golconda in 1761 the British secured at first the divisions of Masulipatnam, Nizampatnam and part of Kondaveedu and later the entire Circars. At first the district was administered by a chief and council at Masulipatnam but in 1794 Collectors, directly responsible to the Board of Revenue, were appointed at Masulipatnam.
Krishna District with its District Headquarters at Machilipatnam was formerly called as Machlipatnam District. Later it was renamed as Krishna District after the holy river Krishna, by adding certain Taluks of the abolished Guntur District in 1859 with Machilipatnam with its head. Guntur district was separated from Krishna in 1904. Again in 1925 Krishna District was further divided into Krishna and West Godavari Districts. There were no significant further changes in its jurisdiction except some minor changes (in Divi Taluk and Munagala paragana).
Historic places in the district include:
Chintalapadu (Chandarlapadu)
Bandar Port
Kondapalli Qila
Gudivada
Ghantasala
Gandhi Hill
Religiously significant places include:
Kanaka Durga Temple
Lakshmi Tirupatamma Temple, Penuganchiprolu
jaganadha swami temple, VADALI(chinnapuri),mudinepallimandal.
Ramalingeswara swamy Temple,Yanamalakuduru
Brahmam Gari Jenda in Edupugallu
Penuganchiprolu Temple
Mopidevi Temple
Movva Gopala Swami Temple
Kondalamma temple, Gudlavalleru
Subrahmanyeswara Swamy Temple, Singarayapalem
Gollapudi Ayyappaswami Temple
Hanuman Temple in Hanuman Junction
Gunadala Matha Shrine
Maremma Temple,
