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Pusapati
Pusapati or
Poosapati (Telugu: పూసపాటి) was the ruling clan of the Kalinga Vizianagaram (founded in late 16th century AD). They were Kshatriyas of the Suryavanshi sect.
History
The Paricchedi Kings were ancestors of the Pusapati royal family who built Bezawada (Modern Vijayawada) off the river Krishna by 626 AD and another capital in Kollipaka establishing themselves for nine centuries there.
They were staunch patrons of Hindu Dharma in contrast to the Chalukyas, who initially were patrons of Jainism.
Pusapati Rulers
- Pusapati Amala Raju (Founder)
- Pusapati Rachi Raju
- Pusapati Tama Bhupaludu (b.1620-d.1670)
- Pusapati Peda Vijayarama Raju (b.1670-d.1757)
- Pasupati Ananda Raju (d.1760)
- Pusapati Chinna Vijayarama Raju (1760-1794)
- Pusapati Narayana Babu Raju (1794 - 1845)
- Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju (1845-1879)
- Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju (1879-1897)
- Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju (1897-1922)
- Pusapati Alaka Narayana Gajapati Raju (1922-1937)
- Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju (1945-1995)
- Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju (1950- )
Gajapati literally means
Lord of elephants
Recent Famous People of Pusapati
- Poosapati S Kumaraswamy Raja - Former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency(Tamil Nadu) (1949-52) and Governor of Orissa (1954-56).
- Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju - Former Finance Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
- Poosapati A.C Ramasamy Raja - The founder of the Ramco Group of Industries, established in the year 1936.
- Poosapati R Ramasubrahmaneya Raja - Chairman - Ramco Group of Companies.
- Sir Pusapati Vijayananda Gajapathi Raju also known as Maharajkumar of Vizianagram or Vizzy - Former Indian cricketer, Cricket administrator and Politician.
- Poosapati Ramachandra Raju (Sri Harsha) - Co-Founder of Varma Systems , USA .
