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| It is a ] found in the Indian State of ]. They are also called |
It is a ] found in the Indian State of ]. They are also called | ||
| ], ] or ]s. They make up about 25% of the population of Andhra | |||
| Historically they are believed to have formed some of the more prominent Kingdoms of South India. The Vijayanagara empire was formed by the ] caste of Karnataka which may be a branch of the Kapus or vice versa. | |||
| Pradesh and are involved in various professions. | |||
| They settled in as land lords, farmers and in many other professions. Kapu's were one of the earliest inhabitants of ]. They are believed to have migrated from Kampilya (near ]), also called Kapu. | |||
| They are predominantly a kings community after which settled as land lords,presently setteled as | |||
| This informatiom has been gathered from Balijapuranam in the Chennai library. For further information you can log on to the website of the history of Kapus | |||
| farmers ,business people and also in many professions.kapu's are the earliest inhabitants of | |||
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| ] who had migrated from Kampilya (near ]),so called Kapu. | |||
| kapu's come under kshytria community.The list of kapu kings and dynasties include [[Vijayanagara | |||
| Empire]],],],kakatiya king(only Munusuri kapayya nayudu), | |||
| Tanjore kings(nagama nayakulu,vishwanadha nayakulu etc)...All these informatiom has been gathered | |||
| from Balijapuranam in chennai library, | |||
| for further information u can log on to the website for history of | |||
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| == Andhra communities == | == Andhra communities == | ||
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Revision as of 09:07, 3 April 2006
(Kapu = Protector)
It is a caste found in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. They are also called
Balijas, Telagas or Naidus. They make up about 25% of the population of Andhra
Pradesh and are involved in various professions.
They are predominantly a kings community after which settled as land lords,presently setteled as
farmers ,business people and also in many professions.kapu's are the earliest inhabitants of
South India who had migrated from Kampilya (near Ayodhya),so called Kapu. kapu's come under kshytria community.The list of kapu kings and dynasties include [[Vijayanagara
Empire]],Chola Empire,chalukya empire,kakatiya king(only Munusuri kapayya nayudu), Tanjore kings(nagama nayakulu,vishwanadha nayakulu etc)...All these informatiom has been gathered
from Balijapuranam in chennai library, for further information u can log on to the website for history of
kapus*kapu - History telugu site