RANADHURJAYA’S

• Also called SriRamaKhasyapa gothraja’s

• Source of history are Thandivada and Gollapalli (virija nagara) inscriptions. Both are in odisha.

• Capital: Pistapuram

Ranadhurjaya

First king, dynasty name come from him.

Randhurjaya is contemporary (samantha) to Madhava Varma of Vishnukundin.

Ruled pistapuram (pitapuram).

His son is Vikramendra.

Issued Virija inscription.

Prithvi Maharaja

Son of vikramendra.

He was defeated by Pulakeshin II in kolleti war (kunala/kolleru). Source is mutnuru inscription.

ANANDA GOTRIKAS

• Also referred to as Anandas, Kandaraja’s.

• Ruled coastal Andhra.

• Capital -  Kandarapura.

• Dynasty bore – Monkey.

• Tittles: Krishnaveni Adipatulu

Trikuta Parvadathipatulu (Trikutaparvatam - kotappakonda).

• Feudatories of Ikshvakus, established independent rule in the area covered by present day South Guntur district, after the fall of Ikshvakus during the last quarter of 3rd century A.D.

• Source of informations about Ananda’s available from 3 inscriptions

Chezerla Inscription

Issued by Satsabhamalla.

Give information about Kanda Raja.

Mentions that Kanda raja grandfather of Satsabhamalla is the ruler of that region.

Prithviyuvasat – tittle of Kanda raja.

States thet Kandara defeated his enemies at the battleof Dhanyakataka and became the lord of Krishna (krishnaveni), Trikuta hill, Kandapura, and two Janapada’s.

Goruntla Copper Plate Inscription

       Gives information about king Attivarma.

       Attivarma was a devotee of lord Shiva (vankeshwara).

       Called him as Hiranyagarbodbava.

Mattipadu Copper Plate Inscription

       Gives information about king Damodara Varma.

       He was a Buddhist.

       Called him as Hiranyagarbodbavodbava.

       He made gifts to Hindu temples and Brahmins.

It is believed that the famous Chazerla temple is built by Ananda Gotrika’s.

Kapoteshwara temple (Chazerla temple) in Chezerla is the ancient most temple in A.P. which is still surviving. Buddhist temple is changed to shiva temple.

BRIHATPALAYANA DYNASTY

• Brihat means Vastness + Palayana means Moving.

• Ancient Indian Kingdom who were based in the modern state of Andhra Pradesh.

• Ruled Northern Andhra.

• Ruled between A.D. 270-285.

• Samanthas of Ikshvaku became independent after decline of Ikshvaku.

• Kondamudi copper plate inscription (near Tenali) is the only source to know the history of Brihatpalayana dynasty.

• Capital was Koduru near Ghantasala in Krishna District .

 Kondamudi copper plate inscription

Issued by Jayavarma in around 280 AD.

In prakrit language.    

Jayavarma describes himself  as the devotee of Maheswara, calls him Raja and patronize of Brahmanism.

Gives information about raise of Brahmanism (shaivism) by pallavans and decline of Buddhism.

Jaya Varma    

Was the only Brihatpalayana ruler known by  Kondamudi copper plate inscription.

He gifted the village of Patur in Tenali Taluk to eight Brahmins.

A princess of his family was married to the Andhra Ikshvaku king (Ehuvula).

 After his death the Ananda Gotrikas occupied his territory to the south of the Krishna river and the Salankayanas took his territory north of the river.