They were entrusted with the governance of the Andhra region, which formed a part of the Chola Kingdom in the 12th century.

[6] Mallikarjuna Panditaradhyudu's Śivatatvasāram and Palkuriki Somanatha's Basava Puranam reflect the prosperity of Dhanadapura.

[6] Mallikarjuna Panditaradhyudu debated with Buddhist scholars in the court of King Velanati Choda of Chandavolu.

[8] In 2019, a 855-years-old Telugu inscription on a pillar by Kulotthunga Rajendra Choda, a Velanti chief who ruled from Chandolu, was rediscovered at Enikepadu, on the outskirts of Vijayawada.

[9] A manual of Krishna district in Madras Presidency, published in 1883, saus, "The country between Tsandavolu and Tenali awaits an archeologist, for in almost every village there are inscriptions not yet properly deciphered".

[10] Rudra Deva's son Ganapati overcame Velanadu chieftains is indicated by existence of an inscription of his at Chandhavolu, their kingdom.

[8] From Tsandavolu, the line of old Madras road goes south-west to Bapatla crossing a channel by a good bridge near Buddam.