Durjaya (Sanskrit for "difficult to conquer" or "invincible")[1] was a legendary chieftain of present Andhra. Many ruling dynasties in Andhra and Telangana, such as the Velanati Chodas, the Kakatiyas, the Konakandravadis, the Ivani Kandravadis, the Kondapadumatis, Natavadis, the Paricchedis and the Chagis claimed to be his descendants.[2][3]
- ^ "Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary --द". Retrieved 9 June 2023 – via French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (Inria).
- ^ Talbot, Cynthia (20 September 2001). Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra. Oxford University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-19-803123-9.
- ^ A Thousand Laurels--Dr. Sadiq Naqvi: Studies on Medieval India with Special Reference to Deccan. Department of History, Osmania University. 2005. p. 638.
It is interesting to note that the feudatory chiefs such as the Velanati Chodas, Haihayas, Kondapadumatis, Natavadis, Chagis etc., who emerged as political power during the medieval periods claim the lineage from Durjaya.