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Āndhra was an ancient Dravidian tribe of south-central Indian subcontinent whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.[1]
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Location
editThe 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
editThe Āndhras were the ancestors of the present-day Telugu people.[1]. The Andhra word first appeared in the edict of Ashoka.
9. hidā laja viśavashi Yona Kambojeshu Nabhaka Nabhapamtishu Bhoja Pitinikyeshu
10. Adha Paladeshu shavata Devānampiyashā dhammanushathi anuvatamti[] yata pi dutā
— Ashoka, Rock Edict 13 , Kalsi Rock, South Portion
Translation : Likewise here in the king's (Ashoka ) territory, among the Yonas and Kambojas, among the Nabhakas and Nabhapamkits, among the Bhojas and the Pitinikas, among the Andhras and the Palidas, everywhere (people) are conforming to Beloved-Of-God (Ashoka) instruction in morality.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 92-93.
- ^ Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 87-89.
Further reading
edit- Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1953). Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of Gupta Dynasty. University of Calcutta.