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The Gajapatis of Orissa in the Telugu country

Era: Nayakas, Reddis & Bahmanis, Vijayanagara & the Qutb Shahis

The Gajapatis of Orissa in the Telugu countryGodavariKrishnaKrishnadeva Raya's campaign, 1512–16SrikurmamSrikurmamMukhalingamMukhalingamSimhachalamSimhachalamPotnuruPotnuruRajahmundryRajahmundryDraksharamaDraksharamaWarangalWarangalDevarakondaDevarakondaKondapalliKondapalliVijayawada (Bezwada)Vijayawada (Bezwada)KondaviduKondaviduAddankiAddankiOngoleOngoleUdayagiri (Nellore)Udayagiri (Nellore)SrisailamSrisailamKanchipuramKanchipuramCuttack (Kataka, the Gajapati capital)Raghudevapuram (grant of Raghudeva, 1456)Tirupati, Peddapuram (record of 1458)Chavali (grant of Ganadeva, 1455)Kapilesvarapuram (near the Veligalani grant's boundary villages)Chiruvolu (grant of Hambira, 1461)VinukondaBidar (Bahmani capital)N0100 km
  • Unified Andhra Pradesh (pre-2014)
  • Present-day state borders, for orientation
  • Route

Places of the Gajapati kings of Orissa in the Telugu country, 1434–1571: their capital Cuttack; the temples of Srikurmam, Mukhalingam, Simhachalam, Draksharama and Srisailam with their records; Rajahmundry and Raghudevapuram, seat and grant of the governor Raghudeva; the Krishna-country grants at Chavali, Kapilesvarapuram and Chiruvolu; Kondavidu, Kondapalli, Addanki and Vinukonda; Devarakonda and Warangal, relieved and taken in 1459–60; Udayagiri and Kanchi in the south; Bidar, the Bahmani capital they marched on; and the route of Krishnadeva Raya's campaign of 1512–16 from Udayagiri to Potnuru.

Base map: Natural Earth (opens in a new tab) (public domain).

Sources

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