1600–1949 → Abolition of the estate 7 September 1949 | Established 1600 1901 60,861 | |
1901 4,103.34 km (1,584 sq mi) Similar Ukkadai estate, Sivagiri estate, Sonbarsa Raj | ||
The estate of Venkatagiri was an estate in the erstwhile Madras Presidency. It was located in the Nellore district of the present-day Andhra Pradesh. The town of Venkatagiri was the administrative headquarters.
History
Founded by Velugoti Rayudappa Nayani in 1600. The State endured until it was notified and taken over by the State on 7 September 1949, under the Madras Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 (Act 26 of 1948).
References
Venkatagiri estate Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA