The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s12.32

c5.s12.32

Teliṅgana—The country between the Godâvarī and the Kṛiṣhṇâ. McCrindle supposes that Teliṅgana is a contraction of Tri-Kaliṅgana or Tri-Kaliṅga (see Andhra and Trikaḷiṅga). It is the Satyaputra of the Asoka inscriptions (*The Buddhist Stûpa of Amarâvatī*, p. 3 by Burgess). It is also called Tiliṅga (*Saura Purâṇa*; Tawney’s *Prabandhachintâmaṇi*, p. 45). In the *Mackenzie Manuscripts*, (in *JASB.*, 1838), the capital of Tiliṅga-deśa is said to be Kolocondai or Golconda (*JASB.*, VII, p. 128). Its variant forms are Teliṅga, Telugu and Triliṅga.