The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t71.1

c9.s2.t71.1

The Velanāṇḍu country proper, otherwise called the ‘Shaṭsahasra’ tract of 6,000 villages, was the Telugu country south of the Krishna river. To its north, between the Krishna and Godavari lay the Vengi country, otherwise known as the ‘Gudravāra’ or ‘Guddavāḍi’-Vishaya a portion of which, about the Godavari delta was called the ‘Konamaṇḍala.’ North of the Godavari, also containing another division, called Guddavāḍi, was the Prōlunāḍu, with capital at Piṭhāpuram. The Velanāṇḍu capital was Isandōl.