Peddamudium

Peddamudium is a village in Kadapa district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Peddamudium mandal of Jammalamadugu revenue division. [1] It is Kadapa's regional capital of Chola Kingdom with the name Mudivemu. The history of Peddamudium dates back to 100 AD. The Chalukya family according to a tradition recorded in the 11th century was founded by Vijayaditya, an adventurer from Ayodhya who lost his life in a fight with Trilochana Pallava (100 AD). Vijayaditya's queen who was pregnant at that time took shelter in a village Mudivemu with the caretaker a Brahmana named Vishnubhatta Somayaji and gave birth to a son named Vishnuvardhana. When he grew up Vishnuvardhana conquered Kadambas, Gangas, others and established his rule. He married a Pallava princess and was succeeded by his son Vijayaditya whose son was Pulakeshin I - the founder of Chalukya Dynasty.