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Kalinga Empire (500 BC - 260 BC)
The region in and around present day Visakhapatnam was a part of the great Kalinga empire which stretched up to the river Godavari. This region fi...
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Mauryan Empire (260 BC - 230 BC)
The Mauryan king Ashoka defeated the Kalinga king in the Kalinga war fought in 261 BC and annexed the kingdom. It is well-known that Ashoka was de...
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Under the Satavahanas (230 BC - 220 AD)
After the death of Ashoka, Satavahanas who were the feudatories to the Mauryans took over the southern region of the Mauryan Empire. Their empire ...
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Shifting Boundaries (220 AD - 616 AD)
After the Satavahanas decline, there is a long gap in the history of Vizag. Vizag was historically a part of the Kalinga but being a border area i...
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Chalukyas of Vengi (616 AD - 1070 AD)
Coastal Andhra was conquered by Pulakesin II , the king of Chalukyas of Badami in 616 AD, he appointed his brother Vishnuvardhana as viceroy of th...
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Simhachalam Temple (1068 AD)
This Hindu temple is dedicated to one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu called Narasimha. The original shape of the deity in the tribhanga postur...
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The Eastern Gangas (1070 AD - 1434 AD)
A dynasty originated with an early Ganga chief Rajaraja in 1070, who first helped the Eastern Chalukyas against the Cholas and then defeated both ...
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Books
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Vizagapatam District Gazetteer
History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh
Cuisine
Guthi Venkai
Arati Puvvu Odiyalu
Punugulu
Nethallu Iguru
Chinta Chigru Mamsum Koora
Atukula Upma (Flat Rice Upma)
Royyalu Miriyalu
Crafts
Lacquer finished wooden craft
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