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About Mādugula
Madugula is a village in Anakapalli district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It was also known as Vaddadi or Vaddadimadugula and was founded by the rulers of the Matsya dynasty. Later, it merged into the kingdom of Nandapur–Jeypore and during the British Raj it remained an independent Zamindari for sometime. Later, in 1915 the zamindaris of Madugula and Pachipenta were purchased by Maharaja Vikram Dev III and they became a part of Jeypore Samasthanam and were governed by the Maharaja of Jeypore until 1947.
From the Wikipedia article Madugula (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The rulers of the Matsya dynasty were the southernmost vassals of the Eastern Ganga dynasty that ruled over Kalinga from 5th century - 15th century and the capital of the Matsya kings was known as 'Vaddadi' derived from the word 'Odda-Adi' which meant the beginning of Odra desh (country of Odia people). Later, it was changed to 'Vaddadimadugula' and in modern age it got divided into two villages within the radius of 11 km known as Waddadi and Madugula.
The most valorous king of the dynasty was Narasimhavardhana Arjun Deva who inherited the kingdom from his father Jayanta Deva Raju in the late 13th century. The Dribbida copperplate grant donated by Narasimhavardhana illustrates the origin of the Matsya dynasty of Vaddadi. The first name mentioned in the Dribbida copperplate is of his grandfather, Manikaditya Raju followed by the name of his father, Jayanta Deva Raju.
From the History section of Madugula on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (VTZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 73 km away.
- Chodavaram 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Bowluvada 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Anakapalle 32 km southeast, about 32 min by car
- Peddaboddepalle 35 km southwest, about 35 min by car
- Narsīpatnam 35 km southwest, about 35 min by car
- Elamanchili 41 km south, about 41 min by car
- Kottavalasa 40 km east, about 40 min by car
- Visakhapatnam 49 km southeast, about 49 min by car
- Vizianagaram 67 km east, about 1 h by car
- Tuni 68 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- View of fields near Maadugula, lpiepiora, CC BY 2.0
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