Historical Geography of Ancient India c7.672

c7.672

Veṅgī (Veṅgīpura).—It is identified with Pedda-Veṅgī, a village near Ellore in the Godāvarī district (E.I., XXV, Pt. I, January, 1939, p. 45; E.I., IX, p. 58). It stands between the Godāvarī and Kṛṣṇā. According to the Kuruspal stone inscription of Someśvaradeva, Vīracoda was the viceroy of this country appointed by his father. The Carala Plates of Vīra-Rājendradeva (Śaka 991) refer to Veṅgī country which was re-conquered by King Vallabha-Vallabha (E.I., XXV, Pt. VI, April, 1940). Hastivarman, king of Veṅgī, is supposed to have belonged to Śālaṅkāyana dynasty according to the Pedda-vegi Plates of Nandivarman II. The Teki Plates dated c. 1087 A.D. of Kulottuṅga I show that his son Vīra-coḍa was the governor of Veṅgī. The sons of Kulottuṅga ruled Veṅgī as viceroys by turn. The boundary of Veṅgī is given as the Mahendra mountain in the north and Manneru in the Nellore district in the south (*E.I.*, VI, 346; vide also S. K. Aiyangar, *Ancient India*, p. 145).