The old Eastern Chalukya country between the Krishna and the Godavari delta, with Rajahmundry, Draksharama, Samalkota and Pithapuram.
A Chola-vassal Telugu Choda king holds it, with Eastern Ganga and Kakatiya claims on its edges and no army of either in it.
Who holds it
- Name
- Prithviswara
- Title
- The Velanati king at Pithapuram
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- medium
See the Velanati realm record.
Overlord
Velanati crown under a distant Chola
How things stand that morning
Velanati; the Ganga and Kakatiya claims are on the edges.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The Velanati Chodas and Telugu Cholas articles (read) for the holder.
Primary sources for Velanati Chodas (Velanadu)
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Corpus of Inscriptions in the Telingana Districts, Various (Kakatiya chancery and temple scribes), edited by P. Sreenivasachar (inscriptions of the 10th to 15th centuries; edited 1940 to 1942). The Kakatiyas of Orugallu (Warangal) are known for 1200 almost entirely from inscriptions, and this Hyderabad Archaeological Series corpus is the main printed collection. Read online
- South Indian Inscriptions (Archaeological Survey of India), Various (Chola, Pandya and other chanceries and temple scribes), edited by E. Hultzsch, V. Venkayya, H. Krishna Sastri and successors (inscriptions of the 7th to 17th centuries; the series ran from 1890). The temple inscriptions printed here are the primary record of the Tamil country in 1200. Read online
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia: Velanati Chodas (read this session)
- Wikipedia: Telugu Cholas (read this session)
- OMNIA board notes for this place (a lead only, checked against the sources above)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.