With the decline of the Mauryas many dynasties have established supremacy’ in the Deccan and Peninsular India particularly in Andhra Pradesh witnessed a number of changes from its early historical days to the downfall of the Kakatiyas. This land has been under the sway of different dynasties, including the natives and neighbouring kings. Their influence can be observed at different levels and among them the administration is one. A critical and chronological study of the inscriptions and literature pertaining to the Andhra Pradesh reveals the nature of this study. This includes kingship, Ministers, other officials and their qualifications, recruitments, taxations, administrative divisions of different periods. Dr. Sastry has brought the administrative aspect of Andhra Pradesh to the notice of scholars in the systematic way. The present study would certainly furnish a clear picture as an example to the history of administration of later periods of Andhra Pradesh.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR C.A. Padmanabha Sastry
Dr. Sastry (1947) obtained the degree of Master of arts in Indian History and Archaeology from the Andhra University, Waltair, Andhra Pradesh in 1973. He joined as a Keeper of Coins in the State Archaeological Museums, Department of A.P. State Archaeology and Museums, Hyderabad in 1974 and later he joined the Epigraphical branch of Archaeological Survey of India in 1975. He was as a lecturer in the Department of Indian History and Culture, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Deemed University) Prasanthinilayam (Puttaparthi) by keeping lien in the A.S.I. He actively participated in the epigraphical survey of Andhra Pradesh, toured extensively and collected a good number of important epigraphs. He had a close contact with the epigraphical Society of India and Place Names Society of India and worked as an Assistant Secretary for the later Society since its inception to 1983. He participated and presented a number of papers to the National Seminar on Onomasties, Epigraphical society of India, Place Names Society of India, Andhra Pradesh History Congress and Andhra Pradesh Oriental Conferences. Dr. Sastry contributed articles to the Journal of Epigraphia India, Archaeological Studies, Epigraphical Society of India, Place Names society of India, Bharati (Telugu) etc. At present he is working in the office of the Chief Epigraphist, A.S.I. Mysore and editing the South Indian Inscription volume (Telugu).
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