Raju Zamindaris

This is a list of the zamindaris controlled by members of the Raju caste of Andhra Pradesh before the abolition of zamindaris and princely states in India in 1952.

Zamindaris

Members of the Raju caste claim descent from the ancient and medieval kingdoms of the Ikshuvaku, Vishnukundina, Chalukya, Perichedi, Kota Vamsa, Eastern Ganga, and Gajapati dynasties. Some of the modern day kingdoms and zamindaris ruled by Rajus are listed below.

#Adhanki
#Andra A small hill region.
#Belgaum
#Chemudu Vyricharla Clan
#Charmahal Kalidindi Clan
#Chinchinada Alluru Clan Alluru Venkata Suryanarayana Raju
#Domabal established by Venkatapathi Raju
#Ellore Thirupathiraju Clan
#Ganzcolara Thirupathiraju Clan
#Golgonda Bhupathiraju Clan
#Ichapuram
#Karvetinagar in Chittoor District near Tirupati. Raja Sahib Kumar Swamy Raja Perumal
#Kasipuram
#Kimmidi
#Kondagandedu Raja of Kondagandedu
#Kotapalli Part of Polavaram
#Kota Uratla/Thangedu Raja Sagi clan
#Kurupam Vyricharla Clan.ref|ref3
#Korukonda. Thirupathiraju Clan
#Koppuram Nallaparaju family
#Madgole Bhupathiraju Clan
#Matli
#Merangi Satrucharla Clan. ref|ref4
#Mogalthur Kalidindi Clan
#Mutta Talaga Chirala: Uppalapati Clan ancestors of politician and former Telugu actor Krishnam Raju Uppalapati. ref|ref1
#Moida Penumatcha Clan
#Owk
#Ongole Ram Chandra Raju
#Pachipenta
#Polavaram Venkata Ram Deo
#Palakonda
#Parvatipuram
#Peddapuram It was founded by Sagi Potha Raju who participated in the famous Battle of Palnadu (1178-1182 AD). The family adopted the new name Vatsavai after a fort that was present during the time of Vatsavai Timma Raju (1555-1607 AD). It is part of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh and supported Telugu literature and were themselves poets and writers. Famous poets in the court of Vatsavai dynasty belonged to the Enugu family.
#Ponamanda Mandapathi Clan
#Rajamundry Pusapati Clan of Vizianagaram
#Ramachandrapuram Kota royal family S.R.K. Raja Gopal Narasa Raju and S.R.K. Ram Chandra Raju.
#Rayagarh Vikram Deo
#Salur Satrucharla Clan
#Sangam Valsa
#Satyavaram
#Tuni Vatsavai royal family
#Vizianagaram Rulers of this kingdom belong to the Pusapati clan. The village Pooshpadu in Nandimandalam Taluq was built by Amala Raju. The village later came to be known as Pusapadu. Therefore, the Kshatriyas living there came to be known as Pusapati. Vijay Ram Gajapati Raju Pusapati, the last crown prince of Vizianagaram, popularly known as P.V.G. and reverentially called "Raja Sahib". ref|ref2
#Jeypore The kingdom was known as Nandapur in earlier times. The kingdom was conferred by Gajapati Kapilendra Deva of Orissa as a mark of favour on one of his favorites. However, family traditions of the ruling family says that the kingdom was given to Vinayak Deo younger prince from Kashmir and descendant of King Kanaka Sena of Jammua, by the last Silavamsi (Sailavamsi) Raja Pratap Ganga Raju (who was a powerful ruler and a feudatory of Kapilendra Deva) of Nandapur in dowry when Vinayak married the daughter of Pratap Ganga. Vinayak Deo succeeded to throne in 1443 A.D. The capital was transferred from Nandapur to the present Jeypore town by Maharaja Vir Vikram Deo (1637-99). In 1752, when Lala Krishna came into the Estate, the Raja of Vizianagaram, helped to drive him out so as to help Krishna's brother Vikram Deo (who was claiming the throne) to succeed to power. In gratitude, Vikram Deo gave Raju the fiefs of Madgole, Kasipuram, Salur, Pachipenta, Chemudu, Sangam valsa, Belgaum, Kurupam and Merangi. In 1768, Viziaram Raju had granted the Jeypore country as a jagir.

References

*http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12ap07.htm
*http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/05/stories/2002080501120200.htm
*http://rajyasabha.nic.in/kiosk/rsfinal3/whoswho/alpha_d9.htm
*http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/feb/21par.htm
*http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/j/jeypore.html
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