Valanadu: 2 definitions
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: Shodhganga: A study of place names of Nalgonda districtValanadu is one of the terms designating an 鈥榓dministrative division鈥� used in the inscriptions of Andhra Pradesh.鈥擵alanadu literally means in Tamil 鈥渁 fertile country鈥�. But Valavan was the dynastic name of the Cholas and Valavar was the name of the people of Cholanad who were mainly agriculturists. Valavan-nadu is a better explanation than Valavar-nadu because there is no mention of valanadu outside the dominion of the Cholas, and no other dynasty in Andhra had employed this appellation. It was initiated by Rajaraja-I in C.A.D.1000 and continued upto C.A.D. 1250. The Cholas seem to have used it as a synonym of rashtra or desa. Some of the valanadus of Andhra Pradesh were Gangagondachola-valanadu, Jayakulamanikka-valanadu, Uttamachola-valanadu, and so on.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryVa岣籥n膩岣島.鈥�(IE 8-4; EI 25), Tamil; a province; a district consisting of sub-divisions called ku峁熱篃am or n膩岣島. Note: 惫补岣籥苍腻岣岛 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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