Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.5.1 Prehistory and early Andhra

3.5.1.2 Andhras in early sources: Aitareya Brahmana, Ashokan edicts and Bhattiprolu

The Andhras first appear as a people in the Aitareya Brahmana, are counted in Ashoka's empire by Rock Edict XIII, and get their first local king, Kubiraka, in the Bhattiprolu casket inscriptions.

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Key terms

  • Aitareya Brahmana
  • Vishwamitra
  • Sunahsepa
  • Andhrabhrityas
  • Megasthenes
  • Pliny
  • Rock Edict XIII
  • Erragudi
  • Rajula Mandagiri
  • Bhattiprolu
  • Kubiraka
  • Assaka
  • Bavari
  • Hathigumpha

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  6. Common trapsFoundation
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