The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c8.64

c8.64

A.D. c. 225. [Bappa had been Governor of large tracts under the last Śātavāhana (Āndhra) King, Puḷumāyi III. The Āndhra kingdom had now shrunk to small size, consisting practically of nothing but the Telugu provinces, and Bappa finally put an end to the Āndhra dynasty and, ruling himself from Kāñchi, seized their dominions. Following him his descendants became a first-class power. Pallava rule lasted for over 600 years. The old Āndhra capital at Amarāvati became the seat of a Pallava Viceroyalty, and we find Bappa's son Śivaskanda I issuing orders about A.D. 234 (Bappa's 10th year) to his Viceroy at Dhannakaḍa (= Amarāvati). The Pallavas then ruled the whole Coromandel coast; and the power of the Chōḷas proportionally declined.