Kandur Nadu
Kandur-1000 / Kandur-1100: A Millennium of Power, Patronage and Transition (c. 753 CE – 1323 CE) ~1,000 Villages | Major sub-divisions: Irramma-300, Vaddavani-500, Kanne-300, Bodaleti-70 | Marketing Centers: Pangal, Kandur, Gangapur, Jadcherla Kandur (modern Kandur village in Addakal mandal of Mahabubnagar district, Telangana) was the heart of an ancient macro-region known as Kandurnadu or Kandurghana , comprising about 1,000 villages. Also called …
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Gona Chiefs
Haihaya‑Kayastha Feudatories of the Kakatiyas: Warriors, Poets, and Builders of “Vidwad Gadwal” (c. 1190 – 1294 CE) Kandur‑nāḍu | Vardhamanapura & Budapuram | Ranganatha Ramayanam | First Telugu Woman Poet The Gona (or Kona) dynasty (c. 1190–1294 CE) were Haihaya / Kayastha descendants who rose to prominence as powerful feudatories of the Kakatiya kings in Telangana. They ruled over Kandur‑nāḍu and surrounding tracts, with Vardhamanapura (mode…
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Cheraku Chiefs
Feudal Lords of the Deccan: Kakatiya's "Golden Fort‑wall" (c. 1085 CE – 1323 CE) Cheraku‑70 | Irrama‑300, Kanduru‑1100 | Capitals: Jammulur, Amarabad, Veluru | Language: Telugu The Cheraku Chiefs were a powerful and influential feudatory dynasty in the medieval Deccan, originating from the town of Cheraku in the Eruva region. They began as subordinates to the Kandur Cholas but strategically shifted their allegiance to the rising Kaka…
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Ikshvaku Dynasty of Vijayapuri (Andhra Ikshvakus)
Sriparvatiya Ikshvakus | c. 208 CE – 320 CE | Eastern Deccan Vijayapuri Capital | Vedic & Buddhist Patrons | International Trade | Earliest Copper-Plate Charter The Ikshvaku Dynasty (c. 208 – 320 CE) also called Andhra Ikshvakus or Sriparvatiya Ikshvakus was a powerful kingdom that rose in the eastern Deccan following the decline of the Satavahana Empire. Originally feudatories, they declared independence and established a vibrant, cosmopolita…
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Kandur Chodas (Kanduru Chodas)
The Chola Descendants of Kandurunadu | c. 1020 CE – c. 1290 CE 270 Years of Sovereignty | 1100 Villages | Telugu Chodas | 50+ Epigraphs The Kanduri Chodas (also Kanduru Chodas or Eruva Chodas , c. 1020 CE – c. 1290 CE ) were a significant Telugu-speaking dynasty. While founded in the mid-11th century, their period of rule over the expansive realm of Kandurunadu (1100 villages) lasted from 1076 CE to 1224 CE . They presented themselves as descendants …
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