12-16-2007, 05:32 AM
I was just wondering about the geo-demographies of Andhra across the ages. Dont ask me what geo-demography means, just manufactured a term for how the demography of Andhra changes across its geographical divisions viz Telangana, Rayalsima, Coastal over the ages. Or any other grographical divisions
If I can remember correctly, Vishnukundins were truly the first Andhra origin, andhra ruling dynasty. Though Satavahanas were called Andhra-Bhrityas, they ruled over Maharashtra, Andhra and even Karnataka. Vishnukundins ruled Vengi area and I think it was during their time that Telugu first recieved royal patronage, which continued under the Eastern Chalukyas.
In Burton Stein's "Vijayanagara", he mentions that during 9-12th centuries, the Andhra people moved from Vengi and coastal areas inland into Telangana and Rayalsima areas and adapted their agriculture to tank irrigation. We find a lot of tanks getting constructed in upland Andhra during this time. The Kakatiya dynasty economy was built around this.
These are just some thoughts that I wished to share, looking forward to get a deeper understanding from you all, specifically how the economy and hence the polity of Andhra was shaped with the changing "geo-demographies"
If I can remember correctly, Vishnukundins were truly the first Andhra origin, andhra ruling dynasty. Though Satavahanas were called Andhra-Bhrityas, they ruled over Maharashtra, Andhra and even Karnataka. Vishnukundins ruled Vengi area and I think it was during their time that Telugu first recieved royal patronage, which continued under the Eastern Chalukyas.
In Burton Stein's "Vijayanagara", he mentions that during 9-12th centuries, the Andhra people moved from Vengi and coastal areas inland into Telangana and Rayalsima areas and adapted their agriculture to tank irrigation. We find a lot of tanks getting constructed in upland Andhra during this time. The Kakatiya dynasty economy was built around this.
These are just some thoughts that I wished to share, looking forward to get a deeper understanding from you all, specifically how the economy and hence the polity of Andhra was shaped with the changing "geo-demographies"