The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s1.60

c5.s1.60

Andhra—1. The country between the Godāvarī and the Krishṇā including the district of Kistna. Its capital was Dhanakaṭaka or Amarāvatī at the mouth of the Krishṇā. Veṅgī, five miles to the north of Ellur, was according to Hiuen Tsiang, its ancient capital (Garuda Purāṇa, ch. 55). 2. Telingana, south of Hyderabad. According to the Anargharāghava (Act vii, 103), the Sapta Godāvarī passes through the country of Andhra, and its principal deity is the Mahādeva Bhīmeśvara. The Pallava kings of Veṅgī were overthrown by the Chalukya kings of Kalyāṇapura, and succeeded by the Chola kings who, in their turn, were conquered by the Jaina kings of Dharaṇikoṭa. The Andhra dynasty was also called Sātavāhana or Sātakarṇi dynasty; their ancient capital was at Śrī Kākulum now diluviated by the Krishṇā.