Durjaya (Hindi for "difficult to conquer") was a legendary
chieftain
A tribal chief or chieftain is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom.
Tribe
The concept of tribe is a broadly applied concept, based on tribal concepts of societies of western Afroeurasia.
Tribal societies are sometimes categorized a ...
of the
Andhra kingdom
Andhra was a kingdom mentioned in the epics Ramayana & Mahabharata. It was a southern kingdom, currently identified as Indian state of Andhra Pradesh which got its name from.
Andhra communities are also mentioned in the Vayu and Matsya Purana ...
. Many ruling dynasties in Andhra and Telangana, such as the
Kakatiyas , Malyalas, Viryalas, the Konakandravadis, the Ivani Kandravadis, the
Kondapadumatis, the
Paricchedis and the
Chagis, are claimed to be his descendants. In the opinion of Bhavaraju Venkata Krishna Rao, he probably flourished in the 3rd century AD.
Parichuri Kethi Nayakudu has claimed Durjaya/Kondapadamati Budhavarma lineage.
[Journal of Andhra History and Culture, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Inscription of Paruchuri Kethinayudu)]
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