Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.5.8 Vijayanagara in Andhra

3.5.8.3 Aravidu dynasty: Penukonda, Chandragiri and the Andhra Nayaks

After the defeat at Rakshasi-Tangadi (Talikota) in 1565, the Aravidu kings moved the shrinking empire into Andhra, ruling first from Penukonda and then from Chandragiri, while Telugu Nayaks governed the south and Telugu chiefs held the forts of Rayalaseema.

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Key terms

  • Achyutaraya
  • Sadasivaraya
  • Aliya Rama Raya
  • Rakshasi-Tangadi
  • Talikota
  • 1565
  • Aravidu
  • Tirumala
  • Penukonda
  • Sriranga I
  • Venkatapati II
  • Chandragiri
  • Sriranga III
  • Pulicat
  • Dutch
  • Madras 1639
  • Damarla
  • Pemmasani
  • Gandikota
  • Velugoti
  • Nayak kingdoms
  • Madurai
  • Thanjavur
  • Gingee
  • Raghunatha Nayaka
  • southern school

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  6. Common trapsFoundation
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