Historical Geography of Ancient India c7.23

c7.23

The capital of the Andhra-deśa seems to have been Dhana-kaṭaka which was visited by Yuan Chwang. The earliest Andhra capital (Andhapura) was situated on the Telavāha river, probably identical with Tel or Telin-giri, both flowing near the confines of the Madras State and the Madhya Pradeśa (*P.H.A.I.*, p. 196, f.n. 4). For further details, vide B. C. Law, *Indological Studies*, Pt. I, pp. 47ff.; *Law, Tribes in Ancient India*, p. 166; *Imperial Gazetteers of India* (W. W. Hunter), Vol. I, p. 198; *Buddhist remains in Andhra and Andhra History*, 225-610 A.D. by K. R. Subramanian.