Vizianagaram estate
| Vizianagaram Estate | |||||
| Princely Estate of British India | |||||
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| History | |||||
| • | Amala Raju (Founder of the Vizianagaram branch) of Pericchedi ruling clan builds Poosapaadu village, start of ruling family surname Poosapaati Vizianagaram | 1591 | |||
| • | Abolition of the estate | 1949 | |||
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| • | 1901 | 7,680 km2(2,965 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | 1901 | 900,000 | |||
| Density | 117.2 /km2 (303.5 /sq mi) | ||||
 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. |
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Vizianagaram State was one of the most important zamindaris of the Madras Presidency in India. The estate acceded to the Indian Union in 1949.
This area was ruled by different Hindu Emperors of Kalinga (Ancient Orissa) up to the mediaeval period. After the fall of centralised Gajapati empire of Orissa the region was governed by the Golkonda rulers. The ancestors of Maharajas of Vizianagaram belong to descendants of Pericchedis clan, namely Pusapati family, Those are the same ancient Pericchedis ruling clan in Andhra and are ancestors who had built Bezawada (modern Vijayawada) off the river Krishna in 626 A.D. and another capital in Kollipaka established themselves for nine centuries over there.
The Pusapatis are the descendents of Pericchedis, the ancient ruling clan of Andhra Pradesh. Paricchedis were staunch patrons of Hindu Dharma in contrast to the Chalukyas, who initially were patrons of Jainism. The family name was changed to Pusapati after moving to the coastal region. The village Poosapaadu (పూసపాడు) (alternatively written Pusapadu in English) in Nandigama Taluq was built by Amala Raju, a descendant of Pericchedi clan Rulers. Rulers of this princely state hailed from Poosapaadu, hence they were known as Poosapaatis (పూసపాటి) (alternatively written Pusapati in English), meaning belonging to PoosaPaadu. Their surname is nothing but the adverbial form of noun Poosapaadu, their native place. It is obtained by suffixing a -ti ['t' spelt as in 'tea'] to the noun Poosapaadu according to the rules of Telugu grammar. They founded the city of Vizianagaram, named it after Vijay Rama Raju, spelled with a Z to differentiate it from the Vijayanagar Dynasty in Hampi. They obtained the title of Gajapati, after the battle of Nandapur, in the Northern Circars in the 16th century.
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