Kandur-1000 / Kandur-1100: A Millennium of Power, Patronage and Transition (c. 753 CE – 1323 CE) ~1,000 Villages | Major sub-divisions: Irramma-300, Vaddavani-500, Kanne-300, Bodaleti-70 | Marketing Centers: Pangal, Kandur, Gangapur, Jadcherla Kandur (modern Kandur village in Addakal mandal of Mahabubnagar district, Telangana) was the heart of an ancient macro-region known as Kandurnadu or Kandurghana , comprising about 1,000 villages. Also called Kandur-1000 or Kandur-1100 , it extended across lar…

Haihaya‑Kayastha Feudatories of the Kakatiyas: Warriors, Poets, and Builders of “Vidwad Gadwal” (c. 1190 – 1294 CE) Kandur‑nāḍu | Vardhamanapura & Budapuram | Ranganatha Ramayanam | First Telugu Woman Poet The Gona (or Kona) dynasty (c. 1190–1294 CE) were Haihaya / Kayastha descendants who rose to prominence as powerful feudatories of the Kakatiya kings in Telangana. They ruled over Kandur‑nāḍu and surrounding tracts, with Vardhamanapura (modern Mahabubnagar) and Budapuram (Bhoothpur) as thei…

Feudal Lords of the Deccan: Kakatiya's "Golden Fort‑wall" (c. 1085 CE – 1323 CE) Cheraku‑70 | Irrama‑300, Kanduru‑1100 | Capitals: Jammulur, Amarabad, Veluru | Language: Telugu The Cheraku Chiefs were a powerful and influential feudatory dynasty in the medieval Deccan, originating from the town of Cheraku in the Eruva region. They began as subordinates to the Kandur Cholas but strategically shifted their allegiance to the rising Kakatiya dynasty , becoming one of their most crucial m…

Sriparvatiya Ikshvakus | c. 208 CE – 320 CE | Eastern Deccan Vijayapuri Capital | Vedic & Buddhist Patrons | International Trade | Earliest Copper-Plate Charter The Ikshvaku Dynasty (c. 208 – 320 CE) also called Andhra Ikshvakus or Sriparvatiya Ikshvakus was a powerful kingdom that rose in the eastern Deccan following the decline of the Satavahana Empire. Originally feudatories, they declared independence and established a vibrant, cosmopolitan capital at Vijayapuri (modern Nagarjunakonda). T…