This is a comprehensive study of nearly thirty Kingdoms, de jure loyal to contemporary major powers in Dakshinapatha, but de facto independent for all essential purposes. Andhradesa or Andhra Country was a much larger territory than Andhra Pradesh and had four major divisions – Southern Kalinga, the Coastal Andhra, Telingana and Rayalasima. By the 11th century, the major powers in south India were the Eastern Gangas in Kalinga, the Chalukyas of Vengi in Andhra, ...
