The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c7.s2.15

v1.c7.s2.15

Prof. Raychaudhari appears to subscribe to the views of Dr. Sukthankar but adds: ‘the name Andhra probably came to be applied to the kings in later times when they lost their northern and western possessions and became a purely Andhra power governing the territory at the mouths of the river Kṛṣṇā.’²