2024
AP History – Kingdom’s
PYQ’s
BY
RISHI DERANGULA
Referances:
Sathavahanas:
1. Greek Writer pliny - sathavahanas as andhra’s
2. Matsya Purana - offers useful info
3. Aitreya bramhana - first reference of andhras
Ikshwakus
1. Nagarjunakonda inscription
2. jaggaya peta inscription
3. Amravati inscritption
Vishnukundi’s
1. None
Eastern Chalukyas
1. none
Kakatiyas:
1. Mangallu inscription of Chalukyas - mentioned about
kakatiyas’s founder (1st inscripton about kakatiyas)*
2. 12-13th century - Brightest period in Telugu history
Vijayanagara:
1. ruins of hampi discovery by - colonel colin mackenzie
Locations:
Sathavahanas :
1. where did sathavahana empire existed in AP - Amaravathi
2. Capital cities - Dharanikota , junnar ,paithan
3. Historical capital = Amravathi
4. bellari dist in myakodani inscription - VS- sudhankar
5. Anupa territory capital -mahismathi
6. Major town - prathistana *
Ikshwakus
1. none
Vishnukundi’s
1. none
Eastern Chalukyas
1. none
Kakatiyas:
1. Capital - orugallu /Warangal (*)
Vijayanagara:
1. Talikota - war destroyed the empire -1565AD with deccan
sultan
2. empire on tungabhadra river bank
3. completly disapperae dafter which battle :
4. battle of padmanabham 1794 10th july - with british vs
vijayarama raju ( decided the fate )
5. remains found in Hampi
6. bobbili battle - 1757
7. battle of chandruthi - 1758
8. battle of rakshasa thangadi - b/w adil shah of bijapur & rama
raya in 1565 ad - broke glory of empire
Foundation:
Sathavahanas:
1. Founder : Simukha (******
2. Successors of Mauryas
Ikshwakus
1. Founder : Vasistaputra Chantamula
Vishnukundi’s
1. None
Eastern Chalukyas
1. None
Kakatiyas:
1. Founder:
2. Succesors of Rastrakutas
Vijayanagara:
1. Harihara & bukka in 1336
2. sunncesord of kakatiyas - harihara & bukka father sangama
was kaktiya king
Kings Succesion
Sathavahanas:
1. After gowthamiputra sathakarni - next who ?
Ikshwakus
1. None
Vishnukundi’s
1. None
Eastern Chalukyas
1. None
Kakatiyas:
1. After ganapathi deva - dis daughter rudramaba
Vijayanagara:
1. Devaraya 2 , saluva narasimha ,achutha deva raya ,
venkatapati 3
2. Dynaties succession
3. bukkaraya 1 to harihara 2
Kings Titles:
Sathavahanas
1. Dakshinaprajapathi - Sri sathakarni
Ikshwakus
1. sri parvathadhi pathi - virapurusha datta
VishnuKundi’s
1. nione
Eastern Chalukyas
1. gunaga Vijayaditya 3 - titiles : tripura martya maheswara ,
vallabi , parachakra rama , nallata (*)
2. vijayaditya -2 title : Narendra mrigaraja
Kakatiyas:
1. Ganapathi Deva & rundramadevi - both title - Raya gaja
kesari
2. All kings maha mandaleswharas
Vijayanagara:
Inscriptions Sathavahanas
Name by whom
KOndapali
Chanda sathakarni
inscirptions
Hathi gumpa kharavela
Krishna as
guntupalli kharavela
kannabena
Ikshwakus
Name by whiom
Manchikallu pallava kjing pallavas replaced
isncription simhavarman ikshwakus
gurazala inscription Rudrapurusha datta
Eastern Chalukyas:
Name by whiom
vipparla jayasimha
inscription vallabha (*)
nandanapudi
narayana bhattu asisted nannaya in
coppper
writing mahabaratha
inscription
Bezawada
Yudhamulla
inscription
Kakatiyas
Name by whom
Rudramadevi death in
Chandupatta inscription
1289
First kakatiya ruler: beta
Khaji pet inscritption
king
Bayyaram Epigraph Veena is the founder
Kings
Sathavahanas
Gouthami Putra started using matronym with original name - also
sathakarni father figure to people ,defeated nahapana
Gouthami putra Enlarged amravathi stupa and constructed " maha
yagnasri chaitya" *
Ikshwakus
Veera purusha datta belong to
Vishnukundis
Chikkula plates grants by Vikramēndravarman five copper plates
Eastern Chalukyas:
Chalukya Contructed many temples
Pancharamas
Bhima-1 in andhra(*)
Chalukya married raja raja chola
vimaladitya daughter
Raja Raja given nandanapoudi village queen : chola ammanga
narendra as grant to narayana bhata devi
gunaga his military genral
vijayaditya -2 panduranga
ammaraja rajamandry cultutral capital of AP ***
united crwons of cholas and
kollutunga
eatern chalukyas
Kakatiyas
Brought whole telugu Defeated by promulgated
Ganapathi
under one rule in 1199 - pandyan abayahasana at the
deva
powerful ruler king port of motupalli
Prataparudra 1st muslim invasion by
(won) khilji
Shifted capital from
Rudra deva hanumakonda to
warangal
Introduced Nayamkara
Rudramba
system
Vijayanagara:
dynasty
founded a sub urband
krishnade died in 1529 -
his minister townshio named
va raya- contemporary
timmarusu nagalapuram after his
tulva of babar
mother
permitted to build
venkatap
churches in nellore
ati r aya 2
& chandragiri
constructed
constructed large
canal from
vira vijaya dam accross tunga
river to capital
bhadra
city
eventually led
policy of playing
Rama to their joining
one sulthan
raya hands with
against another ,
each other
Women
Sathavahanas:
1. Naganika Queen of which ruler ? Satakarni-1
2. Poligamy not prevelant even among royal blood
3. High social status to women - as visible in adotion of
matronym
Ikshwakus:
1. Metronomy - High social status to women
2. santasri and harmyasri were sisters of - Chantmamula-1
Vishnukundi’s
1. none
Eastern Chalukyas
1. none
Kakatiyas :
1. none
Vijayanagara:
1. Queen of boobili (mallamadevi) during vijayanagaram vs
bobbili battle
Society :
Sathavahanas:
1. Clasification other than varna srama dharama prevalnet -
“1.maharathas , 2.mahamatras , 3 ghandilas ,4.lohavanisas
2. caste of kings - bramhins **
Ikshwakus
1. none
Vishnukundi’s
1. none
Eastern Chalukyas
1. Matrimonial relations with cholas
Kakatiyas :
1. samaya - caste organisation
Vijayanagara:
1. vipravino dins - sect of bramhins
2. practice of sati by - nuniz ,nicolo de conti , barbosa
Administration
Sathavahanas:
1. Kingdom Divided into - Rashtras , Aharas
2. Feudal Chiefs : Maharathas , Mahabhojas , Mahasenapathis
3. Hed of aaharas — amartya
4. Official language : Prakrit
Ikshwakus:
1. Official language in inscriptions : Prakrit (*)
Vishnukundi’s
1. None
Eastern Chalukyas
1. None
Kakatiyas :
1. Nayamkara system by rudramba
Vijayanagara:
1. amara nayak asystem - fearures : military commander , collect
taxex ,help in fighting , but not advise king
2. believed in ruling people as representatives of god virupaksha
3. languages - telugu ,kanada,sanskrit , tamil
4. timmarusu as minister in krishnadevaraya court
5. prime minister - president of imperial council
Officials
Sathavahanas:
1. Director of Archives - Patila palak
2. Incharge of treasurer - heranika
Ikshwakus:
1. None
Vishnukundi’s
1. None
Eastern Chalukyas
1. None
Kakatiyas :
Vijayanagara:
Economy
Agriculture:
Sathavahanas:
1. None
Ikshwakus:
1. None
Vishnukundis:
1. None
Eastern Chalukyas
1. None
Kakatiyas
1. None
Vijayanagaras
1. agriculture fields insuide forts becoz avoid supply issue in case of
wars
2. red cjilli , tobacco , ground nut - not known
3. known crop - coconut
Industry;
Metals:
Sathavahanas:
1. Didnot use which metals – Nickel
Ikshwakus:
1. None
Vishnukundis:
1. None
Eastern Chalukyas
1. None
Kakatiyas
1. None
Vijayanagaras
1.
Finance
Sathavahanas:
1. salt - state monopoly
Ikshwakus:
1. none
Vishnukundis:
1. none
Eastern Chalukyas
1. none
Kakatiyas
1. none
Vijayanagaras
Coinage :
Sathavahanas:
1. First indian native dynaty , to use thein own coins with portrait of
rulers ? - Sathavahanas
2. Roman coins found at various sites of AP - belong to sathavahanas
3. Kotilingala - coins of simukha found
4. insignia on coins - Nauka(ship)
Ikshwakus:
1. none
Vishnukundis:
1. iron coins - with coating of copper
Eastern Chalukyas
1. none
Kakatiyas:
1. Gadyanam or mada - Gold coins
Vijayanagara:
Literature:
Poets:
Sathavahanas:
King
Authoru Book Language Theme
associted
Gunadhaya brihatkatha hala
Archarya Doctrine of
Ratnavali ,Raja Yagnasri
Nagarjuna (2nd welfare
parikkatha,yogasara sathakarni
budha) state
Hala Gata sapta sathi Prakrit Hala Love
Ikshwakus
VIshnukundis
Eastern Chalukyas:
King
Authoru Book Language Theme
associted
Established
telugu in
Telugu
Kavitrayam Mahabharatham andhra desha -
transalation
Eastern
chalukyas
commntry of
vikramaditya
Vignaneswara Mitakshra law book of
4
yagnyawaka
Andhra shabdha
Nannaya
chintamani
paluvuri raja raja court
mallana narendra mathematician
Kakatiyas:
Author Book
Madiki salkala niti
Singana sammatam
Gona 1st person to transalate
Ranganatha
budha ramayana into telugu in
Ramayanam
reddy 1250
Rudra deva Neethi sastram
visited
Marco
Rudramadevi motupalli
polo
port
Drakshan rama title:
Ketana charitha telugu abhinava
transation dhandi
Vijayanagara:
book theme
daily life of
rayava chakram
krishna deva raya
while resting at
krishnadeva raya amuktha malyada
srikakulam
persina
abdul razak devaraya 2
ambassador
domingo paes krishna deva raya
caesar fredrik
skills of women
fernao nuniz
accountant
nikola de conti Devaraya 1 italian trader
nikitin russian merchant
Robert sewell forgotten empire
varadambila
tirumalanba
parinayam
descritptin fo city
kidambhi raman
of orugallu
Religion :
Sathavahanas:
1. kings religion : Hinduism
Ikshwakus:
1. vedic religion , also supports buddhism
VishnuKundis
1. none
Eastern Chalukyas:
1. Hinduism , Jainism ,Buddhism
2. potlam cheruvv - popular for jainism
Kakatiyas
Vijayanagara:
1. believed in ruling people as representatives of god virupaksha
Art & Architecture :
Temples:
Sathavahanas:
1. Amravathi Stupa - largest buddhist stupa of south india
Ikshwakus:
1. None
Vishnukundis:
1. Cave temples at mogalrajappuram and undavalli (**)
Eastern Chalukyas:
1. Pancharama Kshetras Founder - Chalukya Bhima-1
2. Draksharama temple (one of pancharamas)- lord shiva (*)
3. pithapuram kunti madhava vishnu temple - by vishnu vardhana
4. bhimeswara temple on banks of godavari by -
5. List pancharama kshetras : Draksharamam (Konaseema district),
Samalkot (Kakinada district), Amaravathi (Palnadu district),
Palakollu, and Bhimavaram (West Godavari district)
Kakatiyas:
1. Palampeta temple - brighest gem among all medival temple
architecture - rammappa temple - by recharla rudra in 1213
2. Hanumakonda 1000 pillared temple - rudreshwara temple - by
rudra deva in 1162
Vijayanagara:
1. built temples to legitimate their authority by assciating with
divinities in shrine
2. hajara ram temple - by devaraya 2
Painting :
Sathavahanas:
1. Black princess in Ajantha caves
Ikshwakus:
1. None
Vishnukundis:
1. None
Eastern Chalukyas:
1. None
Kakatiyas:
1. Pillal marri - mural paintings
Vijayanagara:
Arts :
Sathavahanas:
1. Good at arts
Ikshwakus:
1. None
Vishnukundis:
1. None
Eastern Chalukyas:
1. None
Kakatiyas:
1. Dance Sculptures at Palampeta Ramappa temple - on the principle
of jayapa nritya ratnavali
2. Perini dance fo - Shivathandavam
Vijayanagara:
Forts & other architecture:
Sathavahanas:
1. Good at arts
Ikshwakus:
1. None
Vishnukundis:
1. None
Eastern Chalukyas:
1. None
Kakatiyas:
1. Orugallu fort - Constructed yb -Rudradeva
2. Ramappa Irrigational tank - by Ganapati deva
Vijayanagara:
1. lekpashi huge stone bull
2. lotus mahal - indo sarcenic style
