Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu
Vasireddy Venkatadri Naidu | |
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Amaravathi | |
Reign | 1783–1816 |
Predecessor | Vasireddy Jagga Bhupathi |
Successor | Vasireddy Jagannatha Babu |
Born | Andhra Pradesh | 27 April 1761
Died | 17 August 1817 | (aged 56)
Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu (r. 1783–1816) was a hereditary
Family
The Vasireddy zamindari family might have been founded by Vasireddy Verappanaidu, who obtained appointment as a
Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu was born on 27 April 1761 to Jagganna (Jagga Bhupathi) and his wife Acchamamba.[3] According to journalist Potturi Venkateswara Rao, Jagganna fought against the Nizam and died when Venkatadri Naidu was at very small age. After the death of Jagga Bhupathi his wife Acchamamba committed Sati.[4]
Venkatadri Nayudu, then four year old, was brought up by his uncle Ramanna. After the death of Ramanna, it would appear that Nayudu inherited the estates of both his father and his uncle.[3][5]
Meanwhile, the power balance in South India was in a flux. The five coastal districts that came to be known as
Rule
Vasireddy Venkatadri Naidu was crowned Zamindar in the year 1783, when the Guntur district was under the control of Nizam with British assistance. He ruled until 1816.[
Venkatadri successfully eliminated Pindaris who were robbing the people in
Venkatadri was assisted by a very able minister and poet Mulugu Papayaradhya. There were several poets and scholars in the court of Venkatadri.[9]
Gallery of fort in Amaravathi
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Venkatadri Naidu Fort Amaravathi
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Venkatadri Naidu Fort Amaravathi, View from Entrance
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Stag Structure at Venkatadri Naidu Fort Amaravathi
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Photographs at Venkatadri Naidu Fort Amaravathi
Notes
- ^ Frykenberg, Elite Groups in a South Indian District 2011, pp. 269–270.
- ^ Ramaswami, Indian Monuments 1971, pp. 115–116.
- ^ a b c Office of the Registrar General (1962), Census of India, 1961: Andra Pradesh, Manager of Publications, Government of India, pp. xix–xx
- ^ Potturi Venkateswara Rao, Amaravati Prabhuvu Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu, Emesco Books, 2016
- ^ Ramaswami, Indian Monuments 1971, pp. 115–116: "From his uncle, who died in 1778, Venkatadri inherited vast wealth and the great influence that goes with it."
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 380.
- ^ "This Raja knows how to hold the fort – Times of India". The Times of India.
- ISSN 0067-7159
- ^ Life and History of Venkatadri: http://www.openlibrary.org/details/rajavasireddyven022548mbp Sri Raja Vasireddy Venkadadri Nayudu by K. Lakshminarayana 1963, Ponnuru
Bibliography
- Frykenberg, Robert Eric (2011), "Elite Groups in a South Indian District: 1788–1858", The Journal of Asian Studies, 24 (2): 261–281, S2CID 153984852
- Ramaswami, N. S. (1971). Indian Monuments. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-0-89684-091-1.
Further reading
- Demand rises for opening royal castles in Andhra, Hans India, 23 August 2016.
- "Glowing tributes paid to Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu". 29 April 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
- Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Naidu, by Kodali Lakshmi Narayana[full citation needed]