The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD)
by Yashoda Devi | 1933 | 138,355 words
This book recounts the History of the Andhra Pradesh Country from 1000 to 1500 A.D. including many dynasties (for example. the Reddis of Korukonda and the Eruva Chola of Rajahmundry)....
Part 33 - The Silas of Nandapura (A.D. 1350-1430)
The Silas or Silavams is of Nandapura ruled for nearly a century from the middle of the 14th to the middle of the 15th. Their capitals were Nandapura and Bobbili. They acknowledged the suzerainty of the Gangas of Kalinga. They contracted alliances of marriage with the Matsyas and the Pallavas. The Silas were the originators of the Jeypur estate.
Sources and Origin
Inscriptions of the Silavamsis and the Matsyas form the material for the history of the dynasty. Sila records do not shed any light on the origin of the dynasty except that they were of Silavamsa or Silavemsa gotra of Nandapura.