The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c7.s2.9

v1.c7.s2.9

Prof. P. T. Srinivasa Ayyangar,³ while accepting the Andhra-Sātavāhana identity, treated the theory of an eastern origin of the Sātavāhana power in the Andhradeśa as misconceived. He put forth arguments to show that the Andhras were a Vindhyan tribe, that their kings originally ruled over Western India, and spoke Prākṛit and not Telugu, and that the extension of their authority was from the west to the east down the Godāvarī-Kṛiṣṇā valley. When their power declined in the west, the name Andhramaṇḍalam travelled to their eastern districts and became established there.