Telingana

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Telingana

Telinga, Trilinga, i.e. the three lingams of Siva at Kalahasti, .Srisailam, and Draksharama. The term originally denoted the tract of country in which these three famous temples were situated). — A name applied vaguely by the Muhammadans to the country of the Telugus, in the north-eastern portion of the Madras Presidency. Its northern boundary was apparently the Godavari river, which separated it from the kingdom of Kalinga. A somewhat more precise name for it was Andhra, but this was sometimes used to include Kalinga and the other provinces which the Andhra kings conquered. The Peutingerian Tables, presumed to be earlier than Ptolemy, omit all mention of Kalinga, but speak of Andrae Indi. Ptolemy (A.D. 150) mentions Kalinga but not Andhra. The Puranas mention both, as do Pliny and Hiuen Tsiang (A.D. 630). At the latter date, Andhra was recognized as one of the six great divisions of the South. The Andhras were Buddhists by religion, but patronized Brahmans as well. Their curious leaden coins are still found in considerable numbers in the valley of the Kistna. For the Andhras, see History of Bombay, Berar, and Mysore.