An attempt has been made to draw the genealogy of various ruling chieftains of this region. Chittoor region as the meeting point of cultural streams is well-nigh discernible through its trilingual conflation which is not only limited to the language of the inscriptions, the literary forms and styles used there-in but to the different art and architectural types existing in this area.
The scope of the book extends over the region around Chittoor which has played a prominent role in the history of South India throughout the historical period. Situated in a strategic position flanked by the Kannada and the Tamil regions, the region provides good material in all the three languages-Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. Places like Tirupati, Kalahasti and Chandragiri of this region are well-known. There are many others which in different periods of history have played the role of capitals or provincial headquarters (like Chippili and Näräyanavanam respectively). Many feudatory dynasties governed different territories in this region. It is for this reason that this region has been selected for a detailed study.
It must be said that all these years much work has been done on the dynastic history of South India. Many major dynasties like the Pallavas, Chalukyas of Vätäpi, Kadambas, Rashtrakūtas, Choļas, Chalukyas of Kalyāna, Pandyas, Hoysaļas, Seüņas and Vijaya-nagara ruled over Peninsular India from early times till the 16th century. They have con-tributed much to the political, social and cultural growth of South India. Considerable research work has been done regarding the history of most of these dynasties in addition to their being treated in general works on the history of South India.
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