Salankayana
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The Salankayanas were an ancient dynasty that ruled the Vengi
(West Godavari
of Andhra Pradesh
) region of India
's eastern coast from 300 to 440 AD. They were Brahmins and their name is derived from their symbol and gotra
name, which stood for Nandi (the bull of Shiva
).
The Salankayanas succeeded the Andhra Ikshvaku dynasty
and were vassals of the Pallava
kings of southern India. During their time the script for Telugu and Kannada began to clearly separating from that of the other South Indian and North Indian languages.
In the late 5th century, the Salankayanas were conquered by Madhavarma II of the Vishnukundinas (a Kshatriya
Raju
dynasty).
List of Kings
1. Hastivarma - His name was mentioned in Allahabad Inscription
2. Nandi Varma - I
3. Vijayadeva Varma - He did aswamedha yaga
4. Vijayanandi Varma - He constructed a vihara for Aparashaila Budhists
Vengi
The Vengi kingdom extended from the Godavari River in the north to Mount Mahendragiri in the southeast and to just south of the banks of River Krishna in the south of India. This area was part of Kalinga until that kingdom was conquered by Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire in the mid 3rd century...
(West Godavari
West Godavari
West Godavari District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Eluru, is the district headquarter...
of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
) region of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
's eastern coast from 300 to 440 AD. They were Brahmins and their name is derived from their symbol and gotra
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
name, which stood for Nandi (the bull of Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
).
The Salankayanas succeeded the Andhra Ikshvaku dynasty
Ikshvaku dynasty
The Ikshvaku dynasty, in Puranic literature, was a mythical dynasty founded by Ikshvaku, grandson of Vivasvan or Surya and son of Vaivasvata Manu. This dynasty is also known as . The important personalities belonging to this royal house are Harishchandra, Dilīpa, Sagara, Raghu, Rama and Prasenajit...
and were vassals of the Pallava
Pallava
The Pallava dynasty was a Tamil dynasty which ruled the northern Tamil Nadu region and the southern Andhra Pradesh region with their capital at Kanchipuram...
kings of southern India. During their time the script for Telugu and Kannada began to clearly separating from that of the other South Indian and North Indian languages.
In the late 5th century, the Salankayanas were conquered by Madhavarma II of the Vishnukundinas (a Kshatriya
Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
Raju
Raju
Raju may refer to:* Raju, a Telugu caste of India* Venkatapathy Raju is a former Indian left arm spin bowler* Rajuvula, an Indo-Scythian ruler*MMA Raju, an Estonian mixed martial arts promotion...
dynasty).
List of Kings
1. Hastivarma - His name was mentioned in Allahabad Inscription
2. Nandi Varma - I
3. Vijayadeva Varma - He did aswamedha yaga
4. Vijayanandi Varma - He constructed a vihara for Aparashaila Budhists