International Research Journal of Education and Technology

Andhra Pradesh lies between 13°-20° latitude and 70° longitude and the Bay of Bengal on the east a line drawn from Madras to Bangalore and from there to the confluence of the Varada and the Pranahita rivers and from there across the Mahendra into the sea shows the extent of this region. The Telugu language is spoken in a wide area. The border line of this linguistic area starts in the north on the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It follows the Risikujla river, crosses the Eastern Ghats and enters the former Bastar state. Then it crosses the Saban river which separates the Sunkum and Bijji taluks and reaches us confluence with the Godavari including, the southern parts of the districts of Chanda and Pun. From there the line goes south and reaches the confluence of the Manjira and the Godavari going farther south. It separates the Kannada and Telugu areas of the Bidar district. From here it runs straight to the south, cuts through the Bellary district and passes through the Anantapur district into the Mysore State taking within its fold the districts of Bangalore, Kolar, Nandi and Chittaldurg. Then it passes through the North Arcot and Chengalpattu districts and ultimately reaches the Bay of Bengal. This paper deals economic conditions of different dynasties from 1300 A.D.- 1600 A.D.

KEY WORDS: Economic Conditions, Musunuri Nayakas, Velmas, Reddi Kingdom, Vijayanagar, Bahamanis and Qutub Shahis.