Āndhra during the post-Vedic period

Āndhra was an ancient Dravidian tribe of south-central Indian subcontinent whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.[1]

Location

The Āndhras lived around the deltas of the Godāvarī and Kṛṣṇa rivers,[1] and their neighbours to the north was the Kaliṅga kingdom.[2]

The political centre of the Āndhras was Andhapura, or Dhaññakaḍa, which corresponds to modern-day Vijayawada.[1]

History

The Āndhras were the ancestors of the present-day Telugu people.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 92-93.
  2. ↑ Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 87-89.

Further reading

  • Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1953). Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of Gupta Dynasty. University of Calcutta.
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