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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Neolithic burial urn, cairn circles and jars with burials dating to the very dawn of the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;common &lt;/del&gt;era have been discovered near Mamallapuram.It then came under the rule of [[Cholas]] during first century CE with the capital of Tondai Nadu as [[Kanchipuram]]. The &#039;&#039;Proceedings of the First Annual Conference&#039;&#039; of South Indian History Congress also notes: The word &#039;&#039;Tondai&#039;&#039; means a creeper and the term &#039;&#039;Pallava&#039;&#039; conveys a similar meaning.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Proceedings&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=South Indian History Congress, Issue 1 |date=1980 |publisher=The Congress and The Madurai Kamaraj University Co-op Printing Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9gpuAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=%22Tondai+means+a+creeper+and+Pallava+conveyed+a+similar+meaning%22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the 3rd century CE, Tondai Nadu was ruled by [[Ilandiraiyan]], the first king with the title &quot;[[Tondaiman]]&quot;, whom [[P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar]] identifies with a [[Pallava]] prince. Pallavas  moved southwards, adopted local traditions to their own use, and named themselves as Tondaiyar after the land called Tondai.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Proceedings&quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishnaswami&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |author=A. Krishnaswami |title=Topics in South Indian history: from early times up to 1565 A.D. |pages=89–90 |publisher=Krishnaswami |year=1975 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vL4BAAAAMAAJ}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{sps|date=July 2019}} The medieval Pallavas ruled Andhra and Northern [[Tamil Nadu]], from the 4th to the 9th centuries, with their seat of capital at ancient Kanchipuram. The ancient Tamil poem of [[Kalingattuparani]] mentions the conquest of Telangana by Kulotunga Cholan who handed the reigns of Tondamandalam to his illegitimate son Adondai.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book  |title=Madras Journal of Literature and Science, Volume 14  |publisher=Vepery mission Press |year=1847  |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dhoYAAAAYAAJ&amp;amp;q=Adondai&amp;amp;pg=PA60}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{unreliable source?|date=July 2019}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Neolithic burial urn, cairn circles and jars with burials dating to the very dawn of the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Christian &lt;/ins&gt;era&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;have been discovered near Mamallapuram.It then came under the rule of [[Cholas]] during first century CE with the capital of Tondai Nadu as [[Kanchipuram]]. The &#039;&#039;Proceedings of the First Annual Conference&#039;&#039; of South Indian History Congress also notes: The word &#039;&#039;Tondai&#039;&#039; means a creeper and the term &#039;&#039;Pallava&#039;&#039; conveys a similar meaning.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Proceedings&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=South Indian History Congress, Issue 1 |date=1980 |publisher=The Congress and The Madurai Kamaraj University Co-op Printing Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9gpuAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=%22Tondai+means+a+creeper+and+Pallava+conveyed+a+similar+meaning%22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the 3rd century CE, Tondai Nadu was ruled by [[Ilandiraiyan]], the first king with the title &quot;[[Tondaiman]]&quot;, whom [[P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar]] identifies with a [[Pallava]] prince. Pallavas  moved southwards, adopted local traditions to their own use, and named themselves as Tondaiyar after the land called Tondai.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Proceedings&quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishnaswami&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |author=A. Krishnaswami |title=Topics in South Indian history: from early times up to 1565 A.D. |pages=89–90 |publisher=Krishnaswami |year=1975 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vL4BAAAAMAAJ}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{sps|date=July 2019}} The medieval Pallavas ruled Andhra and Northern [[Tamil Nadu]], from the 4th to the 9th centuries, with their seat of capital at ancient Kanchipuram. The ancient Tamil poem of [[Kalingattuparani]] mentions the conquest of Telangana by Kulotunga Cholan who handed the reigns of Tondamandalam to his illegitimate son Adondai.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book  |title=Madras Journal of Literature and Science, Volume 14  |publisher=Vepery mission Press |year=1847  |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dhoYAAAAYAAJ&amp;amp;q=Adondai&amp;amp;pg=PA60}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{unreliable source?|date=July 2019}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was captured by the second Chola monarch, Aditya (r. ca. 871-907). he defeated the armies of the Pallavas of Kanchipuram and claimed all of Tondai Nadu; the region north of the [[Kaveri]] basin around [[Palar]] river basin including present day Chittoor and Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh,  as Chola territory.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Restoring past glory |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/10/02/stories/1302126h.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 October 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The region was then a part of [[Vijayanagara Empire]], first ruling from [[Hampi]] and then headquartered at [[Chandragiri]] in present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The Vijayanagar rulers who controlled the area, appointed chieftains known as [[Nayak dynasty|Nayaks]] who ruled over the different regions of the province almost independently.  During the British Rule, the whole region was a part of the [[Madras Presidency]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was captured by the second Chola monarch, Aditya (r. ca. 871-907). he defeated the armies of the Pallavas of Kanchipuram and claimed all of Tondai Nadu; the region north of the [[Kaveri]] basin around [[Palar]] river basin including present day Chittoor and Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh,  as Chola territory.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Restoring past glory |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/10/02/stories/1302126h.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 October 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The region was then a part of [[Vijayanagara Empire]], first ruling from [[Hampi]] and then headquartered at [[Chandragiri]] in present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The Vijayanagar rulers who controlled the area, appointed chieftains known as [[Nayak dynasty|Nayaks]] who ruled over the different regions of the province almost independently.  During the British Rule, the whole region was a part of the [[Madras Presidency]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Neolithic burial urn, cairn circles and jars with burials dating to the very dawn of the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Christian &lt;/del&gt;era&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;have been discovered near Mamallapuram.It then came under the rule of [[Cholas]] during first century CE with the capital of Tondai Nadu as [[Kanchipuram]]. The &#039;&#039;Proceedings of the First Annual Conference&#039;&#039; of South Indian History Congress also notes: The word &#039;&#039;Tondai&#039;&#039; means a creeper and the term &#039;&#039;Pallava&#039;&#039; conveys a similar meaning.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Proceedings&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=South Indian History Congress, Issue 1 |date=1980 |publisher=The Congress and The Madurai Kamaraj University Co-op Printing Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9gpuAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=%22Tondai+means+a+creeper+and+Pallava+conveyed+a+similar+meaning%22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the 3rd century CE, Tondai Nadu was ruled by [[Ilandiraiyan]], the first king with the title &quot;[[Tondaiman]]&quot;, whom [[P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar]] identifies with a [[Pallava]] prince. Pallavas  moved southwards, adopted local traditions to their own use, and named themselves as Tondaiyar after the land called Tondai.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Proceedings&quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishnaswami&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |author=A. Krishnaswami |title=Topics in South Indian history: from early times up to 1565 A.D. |pages=89–90 |publisher=Krishnaswami |year=1975 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vL4BAAAAMAAJ}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{sps|date=July 2019}} The medieval Pallavas ruled Andhra and Northern [[Tamil Nadu]], from the 4th to the 9th centuries, with their seat of capital at ancient Kanchipuram. The ancient Tamil poem of [[Kalingattuparani]] mentions the conquest of Telangana by Kulotunga Cholan who handed the reigns of Tondamandalam to his illegitimate son Adondai.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book  |title=Madras Journal of Literature and Science, Volume 14  |publisher=Vepery mission Press |year=1847  |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dhoYAAAAYAAJ&amp;amp;q=Adondai&amp;amp;pg=PA60}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{unreliable source?|date=July 2019}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Neolithic burial urn, cairn circles and jars with burials dating to the very dawn of the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;common &lt;/ins&gt;era have been discovered near Mamallapuram.It then came under the rule of [[Cholas]] during first century CE with the capital of Tondai Nadu as [[Kanchipuram]]. The &#039;&#039;Proceedings of the First Annual Conference&#039;&#039; of South Indian History Congress also notes: The word &#039;&#039;Tondai&#039;&#039; means a creeper and the term &#039;&#039;Pallava&#039;&#039; conveys a similar meaning.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Proceedings&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=South Indian History Congress, Issue 1 |date=1980 |publisher=The Congress and The Madurai Kamaraj University Co-op Printing Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9gpuAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=%22Tondai+means+a+creeper+and+Pallava+conveyed+a+similar+meaning%22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the 3rd century CE, Tondai Nadu was ruled by [[Ilandiraiyan]], the first king with the title &quot;[[Tondaiman]]&quot;, whom [[P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar]] identifies with a [[Pallava]] prince. Pallavas  moved southwards, adopted local traditions to their own use, and named themselves as Tondaiyar after the land called Tondai.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Proceedings&quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Krishnaswami&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |author=A. Krishnaswami |title=Topics in South Indian history: from early times up to 1565 A.D. |pages=89–90 |publisher=Krishnaswami |year=1975 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vL4BAAAAMAAJ}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{sps|date=July 2019}} The medieval Pallavas ruled Andhra and Northern [[Tamil Nadu]], from the 4th to the 9th centuries, with their seat of capital at ancient Kanchipuram. The ancient Tamil poem of [[Kalingattuparani]] mentions the conquest of Telangana by Kulotunga Cholan who handed the reigns of Tondamandalam to his illegitimate son Adondai.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book  |title=Madras Journal of Literature and Science, Volume 14  |publisher=Vepery mission Press |year=1847  |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dhoYAAAAYAAJ&amp;amp;q=Adondai&amp;amp;pg=PA60}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{unreliable source?|date=July 2019}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was captured by the second Chola monarch, Aditya (r. ca. 871-907). he defeated the armies of the Pallavas of Kanchipuram and claimed all of Tondai Nadu; the region north of the [[Kaveri]] basin around [[Palar]] river basin including present day Chittoor and Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh,  as Chola territory.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Restoring past glory |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/10/02/stories/1302126h.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 October 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The region was then a part of [[Vijayanagara Empire]], first ruling from [[Hampi]] and then headquartered at [[Chandragiri]] in present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The Vijayanagar rulers who controlled the area, appointed chieftains known as [[Nayak dynasty|Nayaks]] who ruled over the different regions of the province almost independently.  During the British Rule, the whole region was a part of the [[Madras Presidency]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was captured by the second Chola monarch, Aditya (r. ca. 871-907). he defeated the armies of the Pallavas of Kanchipuram and claimed all of Tondai Nadu; the region north of the [[Kaveri]] basin around [[Palar]] river basin including present day Chittoor and Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh,  as Chola territory.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Restoring past glory |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/10/02/stories/1302126h.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 October 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The region was then a part of [[Vijayanagara Empire]], first ruling from [[Hampi]] and then headquartered at [[Chandragiri]] in present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The Vijayanagar rulers who controlled the area, appointed chieftains known as [[Nayak dynasty|Nayaks]] who ruled over the different regions of the province almost independently.  During the British Rule, the whole region was a part of the [[Madras Presidency]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tondaimandalam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, also known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tondai Nadu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, is a historical region located in the southern part of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and northernmost part of [[Tamil Nadu]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Kenneth R Hall 88&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5RQcLXd595kC|title=Trade and Spacecraft in the ages of chola|author=Kenneth R Hall|date=June 2003|publisher=Abhinav publications, 2003|page=88|isbn=9788170171201}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The region comprises the districts which formed a part of the legendary kingdom of Athondai Chakravarti. The boundaries of Tondaimandalam are ambiguous – between the Rivers basins of [[Penna River]] and [[Ponnaiyar River]]. During the reign of [[Rajaraja I]], this region was called as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Jayankonda Cholamandalam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=India and the eastern seas|author=Alok Tripathi, Archaeological Survey of India, India. Indian Navy|publisher=Organising Committee of International Seminar on Marine Archaeology, 2007|page=49}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
The region includes the [[Nellore]], [[Chittoor]], [[North Arcot|North]] and [[South Arcot District (Madras Presidency)|South Arcot]] and [[Chingleput District (Madras Presidency)|Chingleput]] districts of the [[Andhra State|Andhra]] and [[Madras State|Madras]] states. [[Chennai]] was part of the region.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Kenneth R Hall 88&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It covers the present day areas of [[Nellore district|Nellore]], [[Chittoor district|Chittoor]], [[Vellore district|Vellore]], [[Ranipet district|Ranipet]], [[Tirupattur district|Tirupattur]], [[Tiruvanamalai district|Tiruvanamalai]], [[Villupuram district|Villupuram]], [[Kallakurichi district|Kallakuruchi]], [[Tiruvallur district|Tiruvallur]], [[Kanchipuram district|Kanchipuram]], [[Chengalpattu district|Chengalpattu]], [[Cuddalore district|Cuddalore]] and [[Chennai]] districts of modern-day [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Tamil Nadu]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
Neolithic burial urn, cairn circles and jars with burials dating to the very dawn of the [[Christian era]] have been discovered near Mamallapuram.It then came under the rule of [[Cholas]] during first century CE with the capital of Tondai Nadu as [[Kanchipuram]]. The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Proceedings of the First Annual Conference&amp;#039;&amp;#039; of South Indian History Congress also notes: The word &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tondai&amp;#039;&amp;#039; means a creeper and the term &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Pallava&amp;#039;&amp;#039; conveys a similar meaning.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Proceedings&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=South Indian History Congress, Issue 1 |date=1980 |publisher=The Congress and The Madurai Kamaraj University Co-op Printing Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9gpuAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=%22Tondai+means+a+creeper+and+Pallava+conveyed+a+similar+meaning%22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the 3rd century CE, Tondai Nadu was ruled by [[Ilandiraiyan]], the first king with the title &amp;quot;[[Tondaiman]]&amp;quot;, whom [[P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar]] identifies with a [[Pallava]] prince. Pallavas  moved southwards, adopted local traditions to their own use, and named themselves as Tondaiyar after the land called Tondai.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Proceedings&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Krishnaswami&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |author=A. Krishnaswami |title=Topics in South Indian history: from early times up to 1565 A.D. |pages=89–90 |publisher=Krishnaswami |year=1975 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vL4BAAAAMAAJ}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{sps|date=July 2019}} The medieval Pallavas ruled Andhra and Northern [[Tamil Nadu]], from the 4th to the 9th centuries, with their seat of capital at ancient Kanchipuram. The ancient Tamil poem of [[Kalingattuparani]] mentions the conquest of Telangana by Kulotunga Cholan who handed the reigns of Tondamandalam to his illegitimate son Adondai.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book  |title=Madras Journal of Literature and Science, Volume 14  |publisher=Vepery mission Press |year=1847  |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dhoYAAAAYAAJ&amp;amp;q=Adondai&amp;amp;pg=PA60}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{unreliable source?|date=July 2019}}&lt;br /&gt;
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It was captured by the second Chola monarch, Aditya (r. ca. 871-907). he defeated the armies of the Pallavas of Kanchipuram and claimed all of Tondai Nadu; the region north of the [[Kaveri]] basin around [[Palar]] river basin including present day Chittoor and Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh,  as Chola territory.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Restoring past glory |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/10/02/stories/1302126h.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 October 2001}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The region was then a part of [[Vijayanagara Empire]], first ruling from [[Hampi]] and then headquartered at [[Chandragiri]] in present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The Vijayanagar rulers who controlled the area, appointed chieftains known as [[Nayak dynasty|Nayaks]] who ruled over the different regions of the province almost independently.  During the British Rule, the whole region was a part of the [[Madras Presidency]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Related pages ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Thondaimandala Vellala]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Tuluva Vellala]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Pallava dynasty]]&lt;br /&gt;
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