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"Vengi (వేంగి) was a coastal Andhra kingdom in the eastern Deccan, ruled by the Eastern Chalukyas from 624 CE and later contested by the Cholas.", "node": "society.history.asia.india.post-gupta.wars-and-political-events", "markdown": "# Vengi\n\n**Vengi** (వేంగి) was a coastal Andhra kingdom in the eastern Deccan, ruled by the [Eastern Chalukyas](https://www.edgepedia.org/eastern-chalukyas) from 624 CE and contested in its later centuries by the Chalukyas of Kalyani and the Chola empire.[4](https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.531155/2015.531155.early-history_djvu.txt) It was founded when the Badami Chalukya king [Pulakeshin II](https://www.edgepedia.org/pulakeshin-ii) conquered the Vengi region and in 624 appointed his brother Kubja Vishnuvardhana as governor of the new territory.[1](https://www.ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2207329.pdf) • [2](https://theindosphere.com/eastern-chalukyas-of-vengi/) [Vishnuvardhana](https://www.edgepedia.org/vishnuvardhana) ultimately assumed independence and became the founder of the Eastern Chalukya dynasty of Vengi.[3](https://www.wisdomlib.org/history/compilation/triveni-journal/d/doc68799.html)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Native name | వేంగి (Vengi) |\n| Founded | 624 CE, by Kubja Vishnuvardhana under Pulakeshin II[1](https://www.ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2207329.pdf) • [2](https://theindosphere.com/eastern-chalukyas-of-vengi/) |\n| Territory | Between the Mahendra mountains in Kalinga and the Manneru river in Nellore at its greatest extent[4](https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.531155/2015.531155.early-history_djvu.txt) |\n| Cultural role | Patronage under which Telugu began to be written as a literary language[2](https://theindosphere.com/eastern-chalukyas-of-vengi/) |\n\n## Founding and history\n\nThe viceroyalty developed into an independent kingdom, and Vishnuvardhana, referred to as \"the hump-back\" (kubja) in later inscriptions, founded a line that outlived the main Badami dynasty.[4](https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.531155/2015.531155.early-history_djvu.txt)\n\nThe accession of [Saktivarman I](https://www.edgepedia.org/saktivarman-i) opened a new epoch: with Chola help he regained his ancestral kingdom but had to submit to Chola authority, making Vengi a protectorate of the Chola empire.[4](https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.531155/2015.531155.early-history_djvu.txt) The Chalukyas of Kalyani then challenged Chola supremacy over the Telugu country, and Vengi became the theater of a war which lasted, with brief intervals, for many years.[4](https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.531155/2015.531155.early-history_djvu.txt)\n\n## Structure, functions, and principal holders\n\nThe kingdom's inscriptions mention the traditional seven components of the state (saptanga) and more than a dozen tirthas, or offices, including mantri, purohita, senapati, yuvaraja, dauvarika, pradhana, and adhyaksha.[4](https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.531155/2015.531155.early-history_djvu.txt) According to the *Early History of the Deccan*, the vishaya and the kottam served as administrative subdivisions, with examples including the Karma-rashtra (later Kammanadu-vishaya) and the Boya-Kottams.[4](https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.531155/2015.531155.early-history_djvu.txt)\n\nThe original capital was at Vengi, subsequently moved to Rajamahendravaram (modern [Rajahmundry](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajahmundry)).[1](https://www.ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2207329.pdf) Sources differ on the identification of the original capital: one places Vengi at modern [Pedavegi](https://www.edgepedia.org/pedavegi) near Eluru,[1](https://www.ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2207329.pdf) while another places it near Nidadavole in the [West Godavari district](https://www.edgepedia.org/west-godavari-district).[7](https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaChalukyas.htm)\n\nFrom the reign of Vijayaditya II Gunaga onwards, in the second half of the ninth century, the charters cover practically the entire history of the dynasty.[8](https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.63303/2015.63303.The-Early-History-Of-The-Deccan-Part-Vii-xi_djvu.txt)\n\n## Political influence\n\nVengi sat between the two great powers of the age. After Saktivarman I submitted to Chola authority, the kingdom became a Chola protectorate, and the Chalukyas of Kalyani contested that supremacy for about 110 years, making Vengi the recurring battlefield of the Chola-Kalyani struggle.[4](https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.531155/2015.531155.early-history_djvu.txt) The dynasty's marriage connection with the Cholas eventually changed the map of the south.\n\n## End or later history\n\nSources give different dates for the end of Vengi as a distinct polity. One reference history states that the Vengi kingdom fell to the Chola empire in 1075.[7](https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaChalukyas.htm) The scholarly history of the Deccan frames the change differently still: from Saktivarman I's accession Vengi was a Chola protectorate rather than an independent kingdom.[4](https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.531155/2015.531155.early-history_djvu.txt)\n\n## Assessment and legacy\n\nThe Eastern Chalukyas are regarded as the makers of Telugu culture and literature.[4](https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.531155/2015.531155.early-history_djvu.txt) Under their patronage Telugu began to be written as a literary language.[2](https://theindosphere.com/eastern-chalukyas-of-vengi/) The dynasty's history is treated in N. Ramesan's *The Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi*, published by the Andhra Pradesh Sahithya Akademi, Hyderabad, in 1975.[9](https://search.worldcat.org/title/4885004)\n## References\n\n1. The Dynasty of Rajaraja Narendra and his Times, IJCRT. https://www.ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2207329.pdf\n2. Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, The Indosphere. https://theindosphere.com/eastern-chalukyas-of-vengi/\n3. Review of N. Ramesan, The Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, Triveni Journal. https://www.wisdomlib.org/history/compilation/triveni-journal/d/doc68799.html\n4. Early History of the Deccan (Pts. 7 to 11). https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.531155/2015.531155.early-history_djvu.txt\n5. 624-1076 - Eastern Chalukyas, GlobalSecurity. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/history-chalukya-east.htm\n6. Chalukya Dynasty (Vengi), Shastriya Kannada Academy database. https://shastriyakannada.org/database/english/land%20history%20and%20people/CHALUKYA%20DYNASTY%20VENGI.htm\n7. Kingdoms of South Asia - Indian Eastern Chalukyas (Vengi Chalukyas), History Files. https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaChalukyas.htm\n8. The Early History of the Deccan, Parts VII–XI. https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.63303/2015.63303.The-Early-History-Of-The-Deccan-Part-Vii-xi_djvu.txt\n9. The Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, by N. Ramesan, WorldCat. https://search.worldcat.org/title/4885004\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › History and archaeology › Asian history › India and South Asia › Post-Gupta kingdoms (550 to 750) › Wars and political events*\n\n*Initially written Sep 23, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 30, 2026 · Edited: Sep 30, 2026 · Last review: Sep 30, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/vengi", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/vengi.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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