Āndhra (tribe)
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Āndhra was an ancient Dravidian tribe of south-central Indian subcontinent whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.[1]
Location
The 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
The Āndhras were the ancestors of the present-day Telugu people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 92-93.
- ^ Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 87-89.
Further reading
- Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1953). Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of Gupta Dynasty. University of Calcutta.