Āndhra (tribe)

Āndhra was an ancient Dravidian tribe of south-central Indian subcontinent whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.

Location
The Āndhras lived around the deltas of the Godāvarī and Kṛṣṇa rivers, and their neighbours to the north was the Kaliṅga kingdom.

The political centre of the Āndhras was Andhapura, or Dhaññakaḍa, which corresponds to modern-day Vijayawada.

History
The Āndhras were the ancestors of the present-day Telugu people. The Andhra word first appeared in the edict of Ashoka.

9. hidā laja viśavashi Yona Kambojeshu Nabhaka Nabhapamtishu Bhoja Pitinikyeshu 10. Adha Paladeshu shavata Devānampiyashā dhammanushathi anuvatamti[] yata pi dutā — Ashoka, Rock Edict 13, Kalsi Rock, South Portion Translation : Likewise here in the king's (Ashoka ) territory, among the Yonas and Kambojas, among the Nabhakas and Nabhapamkits, among the Bhojas and the Pitinikas,  among the Andhras and the Palidas,  everywhere (people) are conforming to Beloved-Of-God (Ashoka) instruction in morality.