Yadavaraya

The Yadavarayas were Telugu chiefs of the Chandragiri and Tirupati hills, ruling from Narayanavanam. They claimed Yadava descent and patronised the nearby Tirumala temple.

Yadavaraya chiefs continued to endow temples in the fourteenth century. In 1367 Chandragiri passed to the Vijayanagara Empire, while Yadavaraya lords such as Sriranganatha continued as local feudatories. Chandragiri later became a Vijayanagara capital; in 1646 its fort passed to Golconda.