Economic and Social Conditions of Andhra Desa (A.D. 1000 to 1323 A.D.)

The importance of reginal and local history in understanding the complexity of national culture is now recognised. To understand the forces at work in this social and economic formations of a select physiographical are i.e., Telangana and to look at its impact over entire Andhradesa, an intensive study was made on Telangana during the period A.D. 1000-A.D. 1323. Virtually covering the rule of the Chalukyas of Kalyan and Kakatiyas. Aspects of power structure, acculturation of tribes, industry and trade, marketisation of rural economy, urban centers are clearly brought out based on original archaeological and literary sources.