History
Nellore District had an important role in telugu history during the emergence of the language and also during the formation of the state.Mauryas, Early Cholas and Pallavas
With the rise of the Mauryan Empire, many parts of the Andhra Pardesh including Nellore came under its influence and was part of the Ashokanempire in the third century B.C. The caves near Nellore haveinscriptions in the brahmi script used by Ashoka. The Cholas were animportant dynasty in the south peninsula. The early Cholas ruledbetween the 1st and the 4th centuries A.D. The district was part of thefirst and the most famous Chola, Karikalan. He is well known for hisgreat engineering marvel.
Chola power declined with frequent attacks by the Pallavas,Cheras and Pandyas, until they rose to power again around the 9thcentury. Chola rule was broken when the Cholas were overthrown by SimhaVishnu Pallava and the region came under the Pallava rule between thefourth and sixth centuries A.D. With the dawn of the seventh century,the political centre of Gravity of the Pallavas shifted to the southand weakened their power towards the north. Several ancient Pallava andChola temple are in Udayagiri village. Several ancient Pallava andChola temple are in Udayagiri village. Several inscriptions aboutPallava rule were found in the Guntur-Nellore tract of the AndhraPradesh. The big four storeyed cave at Vundavalli and 8 cave temple atBhairavkonda resembles the Pallava architecture during Mahendravarma\'speriod.
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With the rise of the Mauryan Empire, many parts of the Andhra Pardesh including Nellore came under its influence and was part of the Ashokanempire in the third century B.C. The caves near Nellore haveinscriptions in the brahmi script used by Ashoka. The Cholas were animportant dynasty in the south peninsula. The early Cholas ruledbetween the 1st and the 4th centuries A.D. The district was part of thefirst and the most famous Chola, Karikalan. He is well known for hisgreat engineering marvel.
Chola power declined with frequent attacks by the Pallavas,Cheras and Pandyas, until they rose to power again around the 9thcentury. Chola rule was broken when the Cholas were overthrown by SimhaVishnu Pallava and the region came under the Pallava rule between thefourth and sixth centuries A.D. With the dawn of the seventh century,the political centre of Gravity of the Pallavas shifted to the southand weakened their power towards the north. Several ancient Pallava andChola temple are in Udayagiri village. Several ancient Pallava andChola temple are in Udayagiri village. Several inscriptions aboutPallava rule were found in the Guntur-Nellore tract of the AndhraPradesh. The big four storeyed cave at Vundavalli and 8 cave temple atBhairavkonda resembles the Pallava architecture during Mahendravarma\'speriod.