Durjaya (Andhra chieftain) explained

Durjaya (Sanskrit for "difficult to conquer" or "invincible")^[1] was a legendary chieftain of ancient Andhra. Many ruling dynasties in Andhra and Telangana, such as the Kakatiyas, Velanati Chodas, Malyalas, Viryalas, Haihayas of Palnadu, the Konakandravadis, the Ivani Kandravadis, the Kondapadumatis, Natavadis, the Paricchedis and the Chagis claimed to be his descendants.^{[2] [3]} In the opinion of Bhavaraju Venkata Krishna Rao, he probably flourished in the 3rd century CE.^[4] Durjaya is a descendant of ancient Sangam age Tamil King Karikala Chola.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary --द . 2023-06-09 . French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (Inria).
2. Book: Talbot . Cynthia . Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra . 20 September 2001 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-803123-9 . 53 . en.
3. Book: A Thousand Laurels--Dr. Sadiq Naqvi: Studies on Medieval India with Special Reference to Deccan . 2005 . Department of History, Osmania University . 638 . en . It is interesting to note that the feudatory chiefs such as the Velanati Chodas, Haihayas, Kondapadumatis, Natavadis, Chagis etc., who emerged as political power during the medieval periods claim the lineage from Durjaya..
4. Book: Vēṅkaṭakr̥ṣṇarāvu . Bhāvarāju . History of the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, 610-1210 A.D. . 1973 . Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi . 438 . 9 October 2021 . en.
5. Book: Sastry, P. V. Parabhrama . The Kākatiyas of Warangal . Government of Andhra Pradesh . 1978 . 22–23 . English.