Raju is a Telugu variation of the Sanskrit word Raj and Raja,^[1] meaning King, Prince, Lord, Sovereign, or of a Regal, Military nature.^[2] In modern times it is a commonly used given name and surname. In Andhra Pradesh it is used to refer to a prominent Telugu caste^[3] which enjoys a high socio-economic^[4] status^[5] that competes with the other landowning castes of the state for political power.^[6] Image File history File links Alluri. ... Datla is a common surname that belongs to members of a Kshatriya caste in Andhra Pradesh known as Rajus. ... Ramalinga Raju Byrraju (born September 16, 1954),in AP(India) is an Indian businessman, and a pioneer of the Information Technology industry in India. ... Ravi Teja (Telugu: రవి తేజ) born January 26, 1968) is a Telugu film actor. ... Prabhas(born October 23) is a Tollywood actor. ... Andhra redirects here. ... This article is about the Indian region. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... , Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ... Telugu redirects here. ... Hinduism is a religious tradition[1] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... Andhra redirects here. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Caste systems are traditional, hereditary systems of social classification, that evolved due to the enormous diversity in India (where all three primary races met, not by forced slavery but by immigration). ...

During the British Raj they were known as Ratsas^[7] and Rajavars, which means of or belonging to the caste of Ratsawars or Rechavars^[8] (Raja Caste),^[9] using the title of Raju (pronounced Razu or Razoo). Some sections have centuries old history^[10] of being nobility^[11] while the bulk of the community has a history of being large landholding agriculturalist-warriors.^[12] Many were hereditary Barons known as Mandaleshwars in the pre-Islamic era and as Zamindars or Jagirdars during the Nizams and British era, the most prominent being the Zamindars of Vizianagaram,^[13] Karvetinagar,^[14][15] Peddapuram and Anegundi, ^[16]the direct descendents of the Vijayanagar Aravidu Dynasty a Anthem God Save The King-Emperor The British Indian Empire, 1909 Capital Calcutta (1858 - 1912) New Delhi (1912 - 1947) Language(s) Hindustani, English and many others Government Monarchy Emperor of India  - 1858-1901 Victoria¹  - 1901-1910 Edward VII  - 1910-1936 George V  - 1936 Edward VIII  - 1936-1947 George VI Viceroy... For other uses, see Warrior (disambiguation). ... For the scientific journal Heredity see Heredity (journal) Heredity (the adjective is hereditary) is the transfer of characters from parent to offspring, either through their genes or through the social institution called inheritance (for example, a title of nobility is passed from individual to individual according to relevant customs and... For other uses, see Baron (disambiguation). ... The subdivisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( â–¶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Zamindar, also known as Zemindar, Zamindari, or the Zamindari System (Persian: زمیندار) were employed by the Mughals to collect taxes from peasants. ... A Jagir is a small territory granted by a ruler to an army chieftain (called a sardar in Marathi language) in recognition of his military service. ... Flag Capital Hyderabad Language(s) Dakhni , later Urdu Government Monarchy Nizam  - 1720-1748 Qamar-ud-din Khan Siddiqi, Asaf Jah I  - 1869-1911 Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI History  - Established 1720  - Operation polo 1948 Qamaruddin Khan,Asaf Jah I Nizam, a shortened version of Nizam-ul-Mulk, meaning Administrator... Anthem God Save The Queen/King British India, circa 1860 Capital Calcutta (1858-1912), New Delhi (1912-1947) Language(s) Hindi, Urdu, English and many others Government Monarchy Emperor of India  - 1877-1901 Victoria  - 1901-1910 Edward VII  - 1910-1936 George V  - January-December 1936 Edward VIII  - 1936-1947 George... , The official residence of the District Collector Vizianagaram (Telugu: ), sometimes spelt as Vijayanagaram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of North Eastern Andhra Pradesh in Southern India. ... The town of Peddapuram was founded by Maharaja Pedda Pathru and for 300 years it was ruled by the Vatsavai family, a Kshatriya (Raju) family. ... Vijayanagara (often written Vijayanagar), in northern Karnataka, is the name of the now ruined capital city of the historic Vijayanagar empire in the Southern part of India. ... The Aravidu Dynasty is the fourth dynasty which ruled Vijayanagara Empire. ...

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