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Comment: Subject should be merged with existing article Modugno in its history section.Owais Khursheed (Talk to me) 14:06, 1 February 2025 (UTC)
The history of Modugno, an Italian municipality located in the Land of Bari, originates from prehistoric times. The present urban core was probably founded in the Early Middle Ages, in the Byzantine period. In the 11th and 12th centuries it was part of the fief granted to the archbishops of Bari and was subjected to Norman and Swabian rule. In the Angevin period it was partially destroyed and then rebuilt. In the second half of the 14th century, it was a fief under the rule of the Aragonese kings who created a duchy, with the nearby towns of Palo del Colle and Bari, which they granted to the Sforza family. During the time it was a Sforza duchy (and especially during the rule of Isabella of Aragon and Bona Sforza), Modugno experienced a period of economic and demographic development. With the subsequent Spanish rule, there was a rapid decline. During this period, however, the city of Modugno freed itself from feudal rule through the payment of a fee, demonstrating its pride. Freedom from the feudal system lasted from 1582 to 1666, when the municipal administration declared bankruptcy due to an economic crisis that continued during the subsequent Austrian and Spanish rule. The French Revolution also made its effects felt in southern Italy, and Modugno was besieged by a horde of Sanfedists. For a decade, a pro-Napoleonic government was established, after which the Bourbon kingdom was restored and remained in place until the Unification of Italy. Since World War II, Modugno experienced rapid population growth and a transformation from an agricultural to an industrial economy.