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The Chagis were a medieval ruling clan in Andhra. [1] They ruled the Natavadi and Vijayavati vishayas with capitals at Vijayawada, Gudimetta and Vinukonda. [2]

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References

  1. Talbot, Cynthia (20 September 2001). Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 53. ISBN   978-0-19-803123-9 . Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. Society, Andhra Historical Research (1986). "Journal of the Andhra Historical Research Society". Andhra Historical Research Society.: 118.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)