Andhra Pradesh is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third among all states in India.The State has the second-longest coastline of 972 km ( 604 mi ) among all the States in India.The primary official language of Andhra Pradesh is Telugu and Urdu is the secondary official language in some places,while other languages spoken in Andhra Pradesh are Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Oriya. 10281 persons declare English as their first language in Andhra Pradesh according to the 2001 census.During this period, Telugu emerged as a popular language, supplanting Prakrit and Sanskrit.

Telugu was made the official language by the Vishnukundina kings ( 5th and 6th centuries ), who ruled from their capital city of Vengi. Eastern Chalukyas ruled for a long period after the decline of Vishnukundinas; their capital was also Vengi. As early as the 1st century CE, Chalukyas were mentioned as being vassals and chieftains under the Satavahanas and later under the Ikshvakus. The Chalukya ruler Rajaraja Narendra ruled Rajahmundry around 1022 CE.The battle of Palnadu ( 1182 ) resulted in the weakening of the Eastern Chalukya dynasty and led to the emergence of the Kakatiya dynasty in the 12th and 13th centuries CE.