Raju zamindaris

Districts of Andhra Pradesh.

This is a list of Kingdoms, Mokasadaris and Zamindaris controlled by members of the Kshatriya (Raju) caste of Andhra Pradesh, India, before such roles were abolished in 1952. Rajus claim descent from the ancient and medieval kingdoms of the Ikshvaku, Vishnukundina, Chalukya, Chagi, Pericchedi, Eastern Ganga dynasty, and Gajapati Kingdom dynasties.^[1]

• Chemudu Vyricharla clan
• Ellore Thirupathiraju clan
• Golugonda Bhupathiraju clan
• Karvetinagar in Chittoor District near Tirupati. Raja Sahib Kumar Swamy Raja Perumal
• Kosaraju clan
• Kurupam Vyricharla clan
• Korukonda. Thirupathiraju clan
• Merangi Satrucharla clan^[2]
• Markundapadu Sunkavalli clan
• Mogalthur Kalidindi clan
• Moida Penumatcha clan
• Owk
• Ongole vulchi(ulichi) clan and samanthapudi clan
• Padmanabham Raja Sagi clan (Raja Sagi Padmanabha Raju). Founder of this family was Raja Sagi Raja Ramachandra Raju. They were also one of the descendants of the ancient Chagi Dynasty.
• Pachipenta
• Polavaram Venkata Ram Deo
• Palakonda
• Parvatipuram
• Peddapuram Vatsavai dynasty
• Rajamundry Pusapati clan of Vizianagaram
• Ramachandrapuram Kota royal family S.R.K. Raja Gopal Narasa Raju and S.R.K. Ram Chandra Raju.
• Salur
• Tuni Vatsavai royal family
• Vizianagaram Pusapati Royal Dynasty and also rulers of Vizianagaram Princely State.Their rule was extended from present Vizianagaram to Visakhapatnam districts to one side and also to Srikakulam district on the other side towards Orissa.It was the largest Kshatriya and Hindu Dynasty in Andhra Pradesh. They(Pusapatis) were also descendants of Maharanas of Udaipur.
• Jeypore Maharajah Of Jeypore vikram Deo.

References

1. Krishnarao, B. V. (1942). A History of the Early Dynasties of Andhradesa. V. Ramaswami Sastrulu. pp. 149, 159.
2. "Rediff On The NeT Elections '98: Constituency Profile, Paravathipuram". rediff.com.