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The Recherla Velamas

Era: Nayakas, Reddis & Bahmanis

The Recherla VelamasKrishnaRachakondaRachakondaDevarakondaDevarakondaWarangalWarangalInavoluInavoluUmamahesvaramUmamahesvaramGolcondaGolcondaAmaravati & DharanikotaAmaravati & DharanikotaBhongir (Tribhuvanagiri)SrisailamN0100 km
  • Unified Andhra Pradesh (pre-2014)
  • Present-day state borders, for orientation

Places in the records of the Recherla Velama chiefs: their two hill capitals, Rachakonda (Rajukonda), fortified by Anapota Nayaka in 1365, and Devarakonda, seat of Mada Nayaka and his line, besieged by the Bahmanis in 1459; Warangal and Bhongir (Tribhuvanagiri), which Anapota ruled by 1369; Inavolu, where he granted a village to the god Mailara; Umamahesvaram and Srisailam, where the brothers built a pavilion and steps; Golconda, ceded to the Bahmanis by Kapaya Nayaka or by Anapota (the sources disagree); and Dharanikota (Amaravati), where the family chronicle places a victory over the Reddis.

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

Sources

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