IDOL OF NANDI IN LEPAKI, ANDHRA PRADESH

ART INTEGRATED PROJECT

ON

FAMOUS RULERS
AND DYNASTIES OF

ANDHRA PRADESH

Submitted By: Submitted To:

Pratap Singh Grewal Mrs. Nutan Kumari
Class = 5-A, Roll No = 20 Mrs. Madhu Sharma
Airforce School, Halwara Harvinder Kaur
 Table of Contents
01 Introduction

02 Overview

03 Dynasty & Rulers

Satavahana Dynasty, Ikshvakus, Vishnukundina dynasty, Chalukya
Dynasty, Kakatiya Dynasty, Vishnukundina dynasty

04 Andhra Pradesh at Present

Symbols of Andhra Pradesh, Districts of Andhra Pradesh, Key Sectors,
Climate & Agriculture, Railways, Airports and Seaports
 01
Introduction
Andhra Pradesh is the 8th largest in terms of area and 10th
largest populated state of India. Telugu is its official
language. The designer of Indian national flag was from
Andhra Pradesh. It also holds the record of holding India's
largest banyan tree.
ANDHRA PRADESH
 02
Overview
Motto(s): "సత్యమేవ జయతే" (Satyameva Jayate, Telugu for "Truth
Alone Triumphs")
 About the Topic

From sixth century BCE to

Satavahana dynasty (230 BCE-220
CE), later on Pallava dynasty to
Kakatiya dynasty and many more
with rich history and culture. And
the current status of Andhra
Pradesh.
 04
Dynasty & Rulers
A dynasty (UK: /ˈdɪnəsti/, US: /ˈdaɪnəsti/) is a sequence of
rulers from the same family
 Satavahana Dynasty
The Satavahanas, Sādavāhana or Sātavāhana, Sātav
āhana), also referred to as the Andhras in
the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynasty based in
the Deccan region.

Satavahana Empire
100 BCE–2nd c. CE
Simuka 100-70 BCE
Kanha 70-60 BCE
Satakarni I 70-60 BCE
Satakarni II 50-25 BCE
Sivasvati 1st c. CE
Gautamiputra Satakarni 2nd c. CE
Vasishthiputra Pulumavi 2nd c. CE
Approximate extent of the Satavahana Vashishtiputra Satakarni 2nd c. CE
(Andhra) Empire under Gautamiputra Shivaskanda Satakarni 2nd c. CE
Satkarni (in brown), in the 2nd century CE Yajna Sri Satakarni 2nd c. CE
 Simuka
(Rulers of Satavahana Dynasty)

Simuka (Dhamma lipi, Si-mu-ka)
was an Indian king belonging
to the Satavahana
dynasty. He is mentioned as
the first king in a list of royals
in a Satavahana inscription
at Nanaghat.

The Simuka inscription

(photograph and rubbing)
at the Naneghat Caves
 Satakarni II
(Rulers of Satavahana Dynasty)

Satakarni II (Brahmi script: , Sātakaṇi) was the fourth of the Satavahana kings, who

ruled the Deccan region of India. His reign is generally dated to 50-25 BCE

The southern gateway of the

Great Stupa at Sanchi was,
according to an inscription
(see arrow), donated under
the rule of "King Satakarni".
 Gautamiputra Satakarni
(Rulers of Satavahana Dynasty)

Gautamiputra
Satakarni (Brahmi:
Gotamiputa
Sātakaṇi, Gautamīputr
a Śatakarṇi) was a
ruler of
the Satavahana
Empire in present-
day Deccan region of
India. He ruled in the
1st or 2nd century CE
Approximate extent of the
Satavahana empire under
Gautamiputra Satkarni, as
suggested by the
Nashik prashasti inscription
 Gautamiputra Satakarni
(Rulers of Satavahana Dynasty)

Yajna Sri Satakarni (Brahmi

:Siri Yaña Sātakaṇi), also
known as Gautamiputra
Yajna Sri, was an Indian
ruler of
the Satavahana dynasty.
He is considered to be the
last great king of the
Satavahana dynasty. He
regained some of the Coin of Yajna Sri Satakarni, with coin legend in the Brahmi script 

territory lost
to Shakas (the Western
Satraps)
under Vashishtiputra
Satakarni
 Poets and Authors
(of Satavahana Dynasty)

The king Hala was honored Gunadhya was the author of the
with the title Kavivatsala. Hala book Brihatkatha. Brihatkatha was
was the author of the book written in the Paisacha language.
Gathasaptasati.

Leelavathi Parinayam was written by

Kuthuhala. The book was all about
the marriage between the
Satavahana king Hala and the Sri
Lankan Princess Leelavathi.
 Ikshvakus

The Andhra Ikshvakus (Sanskrit: इक्श्वाकू ) established a

kingdom along the Krishna River in the second half of the
second century CE. Their capital
was Vijayapuri (Nagarjunakonda). Archaeological evidence
indicates that the Ikshvakus succeeded the Satavahanas in
the Krishna River valley, In the Vayu Purana, Manu (the
patriarch of ancient India) had nine sons; Ikshvaku, the
eldest, founded the Suryavanshi dynasty and ruled
from Ayodhya at the beginning of the Treta Yuga
Nagarjunakonda, which is believed to be
the site of the Andhra Ikshvaku capital.
Vishnukundina dynasty

The Vishnukundina dynasty (Telugu:

విష్ణుకుండినులు) was an Indian imperial power
controlling the Deccan, Andhra
Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and parts of South
India during the 5th and 6th centuries, carving
land out from the Vakataka Empire. It played an
important role in the history of the Deccan
during the 5th and 6th centuries
 Chalukya Dynasty

The Chalukya dynasty  was a Classical

Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts
of southern and central India between the 6th
and the 12th centuries. During this period, they
ruled as three related yet individual dynasties.
Badami Chalukyas, Vengi  and Kalyani.

Extent of Badami Chalukya Empire,

636 CE, 740 CE 
 Poets and Authors
(of Chalukya Dynasty)

The Aihole inscription of The rule of the Western and Eastern

Pulakeshin II (634) written by his Chalukyas, however, is a major
court poet Ravikirti in Sanskrit event in the history of Kannada and
language and Kannada script is Telugu literatures respectively. The
considered as a classical piece "three gems" of Kannada
of poetry. A few verses of a literature, Adikavi Pampa, Sri
poet named Vijayanaka who Ponna and Ranna belonged to this
describes herself as the period. In the 11th century, Telugu
"dark Sarasvati" have been literature was born under the
preserved.  patronage of the Eastern
Chalukyas.
Inscrbed handwriting (in Old-Kannada inscription
Kannada characters) of dated 578 CE (Badami
Ranna reads Kavi Chalukya dynasty) outside
Ratna ("gem among poets") Badami cave temple no.3
at Shravanabelagola
 Kakatiya Dynasty
Genealogical list of early Kakatiyas The Kakatiya dynasty was a South
Mangallu grant inscription Bayyaram tank inscription
Indian dynasty that ruled most of
eastern Deccan region comprising present
Kakatiya family Durjaya family
day Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and parts of
Venna-nripa eastern Karnataka and southern Odisha between
Gundiya Rashtrakuta Gunda I 12th and 14th centuries. Their capital was
Gunda II Orugallu, now known as Warangal
Gunda III
Eriya Rashtrakuta Erra
Betiya (married
Vandyanamba)
Kakartya Gundyana Pindi-Gunda (Gunda IV)

The Koh-i-Noor diamond. The diamond

was originally owned by the Kakatiya
dynasty.
 Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire (also called Karnata
Empire, and the Kingdom of Bisnegar by
the Portuguese) was based in the Deccan
Plateau region in South India. It was established
in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka
Raya I of the Sangama dynasty.
Most Sanskrit works were commentaries
either on the  Vedas  or on
the Ramayana and Mahabharata epics, written by
well known figures such as Sayanacharya.

Extent of Vijayanagara Empire, 1446, Poetic inscription in Kannada by

1520 CE Vijayanagara poet Manjaraja (1398 CE).
 Andhra Pradesh
at Present

Area Population
Total 162,975 01 02 Total 49,386,799
km2 (62,925 sq mi) Rank 10th
Area rank 7th Density 308/km2

Literacy Rate Official Language

67.41% (2011) 03 04 తెలుగు Telugu
 Symbols of Andhra Pradesh

Emblem of Andhra Pradesh .

Emblem Poorna Ghatam

Song Maa Telugu Thalliki

Dance Kuchipudi

Mammal Blackbuck
 Symbols of Andhra Pradesh
Bird Parrot

Fish Mudfish

Flower Jasmine

Fruit Mango

Tree Neem

Sports Kabaddi
 Districts of Andhra Pradesh
Revenue Density (per
S.No District Headquarter Largest city Mandals Population Area (in sq.km)
Divisions sq.km)
1 Anantapur Anantapur Anantapur 5 63 4,083,315 19,130 213
2 Chittoor Chittoor Tirupati 3 66 4,170,468 15,152 275
Rajamahendrava
3 East Godavari Kakinada 7 64 5,151,549 10,807 477
ram
4 Guntur Guntur Guntur 4 57 4,889,230 11,391 429
5 Kadapa Kadapa Kadapa 3 50 2,884,524 15,359 188
6 Krishna Machilipatnam Vijayawada 4 50 4,529,009 8,727 519
7 Kurnool Kurnool Kurnool 3 54 4,046,601 17,658 229
8 Nellore Nellore Nellore 5 56 2,966,082 13,076 227
9 Prakasam Ongole Ongole 3 56 3,392,764 17,626 193
10 Srikakulam Srikakulam Srikakulam 3 37 2,699,471 5,837 462
11 Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam 4 46 4,288,113 11,161 340
12 Vizianagaram Vizianagaram Vizianagaram 2 34 2,342,868 6,539 384
13 West Godavari Eluru Eluru 4 46 3,934,782 7,742 490
 Key Sectors

Andhra Pradesh

Petroleum,
Drugs and Agriculture and Tourism
Chemicals and
Pharmaceuticals Allied Industries
Petrochemicals
 Climate & Agriculture
•The climate is generally hot and humid. The summer temperatures vary from 20C to
40C, while in winter it is between 13C and 32C.
•The Southwest monsoons play a major role in determining the climate of the state.
•The Northeast monsoons are responsible for about one-third of the total rainfall in
Andhra Pradesh.

The presence of rich climatic and soil conditions make Andhra Pradesh a major
agricultural belt. The state ranks first in area and production of fruits and spices in
the country.
Few of the leading crops produced in the state include rice, chilly, oilseeds, cotton,
pulses and gram.
Railways, Airports and Seaports
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