![]() He ruled with munificence and built many temples in Guntur region. Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu (1783-1816) shifted his capital from Chintapalli in Krishna district to Amaravati across the river Krishna. The coastal districts of Hyderabad, known as the Northern Circars, were occupied by the French in 1750. In 1724, Asaf Jah, viceroy of the empire’s southern provinces, declared his independence as the Nizam of Hyderabad. Guntur became part of the Mughal empire in 1687 when the emperor Aurangzeb conquered the Qutb Shahi sultanate of Golconda, of which Guntur was then a part. The famous battle of Palnadu which is enshrined in legend and literature as PalnatiYuddham was fought in Guntur district in 1180. Guntur was ruled by famous dynasties such as the Satavahanas, Andhra Ikshvakus, Pallavas, Ananda Gotrikas, Vishnukundina, Kota Vamsa, Chalukyas, Cholas, Kakatiyas, Vijayanagara and QutbShahis during ancient and medieval times. ![]()
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