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Munnuru Kapu community is primarily concentrated in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. By Occupation they are Farmers. Munnuru Kapu is a Branch or a Division of the Kapu or Naidu Community of Andhra Pradeh.

[edit] Sub Castes

The other SubCastes or Geographical Names of Munnuru Kapu are

• Kapu
• Balija/Balija Naidu
• Telaga
• Turpu Kapu
• Ontari
• Naidu

Please Refer to Kapu for more details about the Community.

[edit] Origins

The name Munnuru seems to be of a recent origin, which means three hundred. The Telaga or Naidu Community and were the Imperial guard of the Tanjore Nayaks who Dispatched a battalion of his best Infantry and Cavalry for the personal security on the request of the Nawab of Hyderabad The Tanjore Nayak dispatched three hundred Telaga men and their families. The descendants of these Three hundred families are now called Munnuru Kapu.

There also seems to be a Traditional Rivalry that existed between the Mudiraj community and the Munnuru Kapu community. The Munnuru Kapu Community have always been associated with one Kingdom or the other in the form of Interior Palace Guards like Tanjavur Nayaks, Devarakonda, Nizam etc.

[edit] References & Sources

Important information about Kapu origins can be obtained from Balijapuranam in the Chennai library.

• Castes And Tribes of Southern India (Edgar Thruston)
• Andhrula Sanghika Charitra (Suvarnam Pratapa Reddy)
• Caste & Class Articulation of Andhra Pradesh[1]
• Genetic Evidence on Caste Origins[2]
• Caste politics in the North, West and South India before Mandal[3]
• Social Changes among Balijas (By Vijaya Kumari and Sepuri Bhaskar)
• Andhrula Sankshiptha Charitra (E. Balarama Murthi)
• Religion in Vijaya nagara Empire (Konduri Sarojini Devi)
• - History in telugu
• - History in english
• - All about kapu community
• Balijakula Charithra(By Kante Narayana Desayi)