Vengi
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Vengi was an important early medieval city and region in southeastern India that served as a major political and cultural center under the Eastern Chalukya dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vengi canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
medieval city ⓘ |
| absorbedInto | larger South Indian empires ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterNear | modern-day Eluru region ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRulerTitle | Chalukya kings of Vengi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Eastern Chalukya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Chola dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rashtrakuta dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Chalukya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
riverine trade ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | early medieval period ⓘ |
| historicalSourceType |
inscriptions
ⓘ
literary texts ⓘ temple records ⓘ |
| influenced | later Andhra polities ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Deccan political culture ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Chola administrative system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sanskrit and Telugu literary patronage
ⓘ
Telugu cultural development ⓘ temple architecture ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Sanskrit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | formation of Telugu-speaking political identity ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Godavari River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Krishna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andhra region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern India ⓘ |
| majorSect |
Shaivism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | present-day Andhra Pradesh ⓘ |
| partOfCulturalRegion | Andhradesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | buffer between Deccan and Tamil regions ⓘ |
| predecessorState | Pallava influence ⓘ |
| regionType | deltaic plain ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Eastern Chalukya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
cultural center
ⓘ
political center ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of eastern Deccan ⓘ |
| successorState | Chola Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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