Bobbili

Bobbili was founded in the seventeenth century by Pedda Rayudu, a descendant of the raja of Venkatagiri. The name passed through forms such as Pebbuli and Bebbuli before becoming Bobbili. On 24 January 1757 its fort was attacked in a struggle remembered in the history of the region. Tandra Paparayudu's resistance and subsequent vengeance earned him the name “Tiger of Bobbili.”