Nayakuralu Nagamma was a 12th-century renowned statesperson and minister to King Nalagama, who held the power of kingdom in her hands, under the ruler of
Palanadu in
Guntur
Guntur (), natively spelt as Gunturu, is a city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district. The city is part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is lo ...
District. She is one of the key characters, along with Bramha Naidu, in the epic war -
Palnati Yudham
''Palnati Yuddham'' is a 1947 Indian Telugu-language historical war film jointly directed by L. V. Prasad and Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. Based on the Battle of Palnadu, the film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Govindarajula Subba Rao and Kannamba, ...
(War of Palnad) set in the medieval
Andhra Pradesh
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, a southern state of India.
References
* B S L Hanumantha Rao, ''Social Mobility in Medieval Andhra'', Telugu Academy Press
* Palanati Vira charitra, Oral Epic
* http://www.andhrabulletin.in/AB_Maguva/maguva_veeravanitha_nagamma.php
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History of Andhra Pradesh
14th-century Indian women
14th-century Indian people
Date of birth unknown
Date of death missing