Jampana

Jampana is a rare surname that belongs to members of a Kshatriya caste in Andhra Pradesh known as Rajus. They are of the Chandravanshi sect. Kota Jampana belong to the Dhananjaya Gotra and they descended from the "Kota Vamsa" dynasty that ruled small parts of Andhra Pradesh from 7th-8th century AD to 12th Century AD. Varnata Jampana belong to Kaundinya Gotra and are descendents of Chalukya family.

Chandravanshi includes Eastern Chalukyas, Kota Vamsa, Kalachuris (Chedi-Haihaya), Saluva and Aravidu dyanasties of Vijayanagar.

The Jampana, Dantuluri, Uppalapati, Pakalapati and Nallaparaju royal families of Dhananjaya Gotra, who were Zamindars of Rama-Chandra-Puram, Mogalthur, Kotapalli, Ghandavaram, Kuppili, Moida and Mutta Talaga Chirala claim descent from Kota Vamsa (Dharanikota rulers).

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Jampana (Kota Vamsa) History

Jampanas are Kota Vamsa Rajus

After the fall of the Vengi Chalukya empire Andhra was divided into a number of small dynasties. Amongst them were the Kalachuris, Pericchedis, Kakatiyas, Chagis and the kings of Kota clan (Kota Vamsa). The Kota kings ruled a small part of Andhra Pradesh (Guntur district) with Dharanikota/Amaravati as their capital. Kota Kings reign extended from 7th century AD to 1268 AD. Kota Kings were of Dhananjaya Gotra.Kota Kings were closely connected by marriage ties with the Eastern Chalukyas, Kakatiyas, Paricchedis, Chagis and Kalachuris. Kota Betaraja married Ganapamba, daughter of Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva. Kota Betaraja was the last ruler of the Kota Dynasty which ended in 1268 AD.

It is believed that after the decline of Kota Vamsa in mid 12th century AD (1268 AD the Kotas dispersed and named themselves after the villages of their origin such as Jampana, Datla, Dantuluri, Pakalapati, Chintalapati, etc.

Jampana Family Locations

East Godavari

  1. Gondi
  2. Antarvedipalem
  3. Pulidindi
  4. Atreyapuram
  5. Ubalanka
  6. Merlapalem
  7. Gedellanka(near mummidivaram)

West Godavari

  1. Duvva
  2. Bhimavaram

Some families are in Vizianagaram.

Raju Gotrams

The Rajus belong to these Four Gotrams:

  1. Vasistha
  2. Dhananjaya
  3. Kasyapa
  4. Koundinya

Jampanas have two Gotrams. Kota Jampana's gotra is Dhananjaya, Varnata Jampana' or Chalukya Jampana's gotra is Koundinya.

Dhananjaya

  1. Byrraju
  2. Bhupathiraju
  3. Chekuri
  4. Chintalapati
  5. Dandu
  6. Dantuluri
  7. Dasarraju
  8. Datla
  9. Ellamraju
  10. Gottemukkula or Gottumukkala
  11. Guntamadugu
  12. Guntumadugu
  13. Jampana
  14. Kolanuvati
  15. Nallaparaju
  16. Pakalapati
  17. Penmetsa
  18. Pusampudi
  19. Rudraraju
  20. Tirumalaraju
  21. Vuddharaju/Vuddaraju
  22. Yarakaraju

Kasyapa

  1. Alludu
  2. Bupathiraju
  3. Chodaraju
  4. Devachoda
  5. Gangaraju
  6. Gobburi
  7. Jillela
  8. Katara (कटार)
  9. Kondaraju
  10. Kurucheti
  11. Madiraju
  12. Matla
  13. Uppalapati
  14. Yallamraju

Koundinya

  1. Kalidindi
  2. Mandapati
  3. Saripella
  4. Vemulamanda, Yamana manda
  5. Jampana
  6. Mudunuri
  7. Kunatha Raju
  8. Ainampudi
  9. Varnata

Vasistha

  1. Alluri
  2. Gadiraju
  3. Bezawada
  4. Buddharaju
  5. Chamarthi
  6. Chekuri
  7. Ganapathiraju
  8. Gurajala
  9. Gubbaraju
  10. Isukapalli
  11. Kakarlapudi
  12. Kakkera
  13. Kosuri
  14. Kucharlapati
  15. Nagaraju
  16. Nadimpally
  17. Pericherla
  18. Pinnamaraju
  19. Pusapati
  20. Sagi
  21. Siruvuri
  22. Manthena
  23. Vadapalli
  24. Vatsavai or Vatsavayi
  25. Vegesna
  26. Vejarla

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