Dantuluri is a surname of the Kshatriya

Kshatriya

*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...

 Rajus

Rajus

The Raju are a Telugu caste inhabiting Andhra Pradesh, India.-Etymology:Raju is a Telugu variation of the Sanskrit word Raj and Raja meaning king, prince or lord...

 clan who were descendents of the Kota Kings

Kota Vamsa

Kota Vamsa in Telugu means Fort Dynasty and is used to refer to the medieval dynasty which ruled over a small region of Andhra Pradesh with Dharanikota as their capital from around 8th century AD to the mid 12th century AD...

.. Kota Kings were an ancient ruling clan who ruled over small region of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

 with Dharanikota

Dharanikota

Dharanikota or Dhanyakatakam or Palden Drepung is a town near Amaravati in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh in India, which means a town of rice or paddy.- Location :...

 as their capital in the medieval period. The Royal Dantuluri family belongs to Dhananjaya gotra.

History

From inscriptions Dantuluri Gannabhupala is assumed to be the first King of Danthuluri family of main branch Kota kings after his family moved from Dharanikota

Dharanikota

Dharanikota or Dhanyakatakam or Palden Drepung is a town near Amaravati in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh in India, which means a town of rice or paddy.- Location :...

 in 13th century. After ruling for several years Danthuluri family finally moved and settled in Bhimavaram

Bhimavaram

Bhimavaram is a city and mandal in the West Godavari District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located east of state capital, Hyderabad....

, where they came to be known as Danthuluri and Gunturi (as they migrated from Guntur

Guntur

Guntur , is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located to the north and west of the Bay of Bengal. It is approximately to the south of the national capital, New Delhi and south east of state capital, Hyderabad. Guntur is the fourth largest city in Andhra...

 district).
Dantuluri is also famous in vishakapatnam district. Esp Rambilli
the most people of dantuluri are setteled in musalapalli at amalapuram and the legendery person of dantuluri is dgkraju ba,bcom[hons]ma,mcom principal skbr college. AMANAM of Bhimil mandal also famous for dantuluri families.

Inscriptions

King Dantuluri Gannabhupala of Kota lineage was mentioned as ruling the tracts about Dharanikota about 1400 AD.

Famous Telugu poet Srinatha

Srinatha

Srinatha was a well-known 15th-century Telugu poet who popularised the Prabandha style of composition.-Biography:Srinatha was born to Bhimamba and Marayya in 1370....

 wrote Dhananjaya Vijayam and dedicated it to Dhantuluri Gannabhupala of Kota lineage.

Mahamuni Kavya Kanta Ganapathi Shastry mentioned in his book that Raja Dantuluri Gannabhupala gave away his daughter Surambika to King Ana Vema Reddy who ruled Addanki

Addanki

Addanki , is a town and a Mandal headquarters in Prakasam district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.- Geography :Addanki town located at...

, Dharanikota and Kondaveedu in marriage. in marriage. This was mentioned to be the first marriage between Kshatriya and Reddy

Reddy

Reddy is a social group or caste of India, predominantly inhabiting Andhra Pradesh. They are enlisted as a forward caste by the government. Traditionally, they are a high-caste community of nobility, warriors and cultivators. According to academics, they were a warrior caste in the remote past and...

communities.