c.500 - c.616 CE : Durjaya Dynasty Founder : Rana Durjaya was a descendant of Karikala, the great Chola monarch who started as vassals to Vishnukundins . Capital : Pistapura (Identified as modern Pithapuram) The Durjayas were a brach of early cholas.The Garvapadu grant of Ganapati states that Ranadurjaya, the founder of Durjaya dynasty, was a descendant of Karikala, the great Chola Monarch. Many ruling dynasties in Andhra and Telangana, such as the Kakatiyas , Malyalas , Viryalas , the Konakandravadis, the Ivani Kandravadis, the Kondapadumatis, the Paricchedis and the Chagis, are claimed to be his descendants. c. 500 : Maharaja Ranadurjaya c. 500 CE: Maharaja Ranadurjaya, the foundational ruler of the Sriramaka-Kasyapa family, likely served as a contemporary and subordinate of Vishnukundin Madhavavarman II (456–503 CE) during the early part of his career. The Tandivada grant reveals his eventual rise to power at Pishtapura, where he established himself as a paramount king by disp...