Jampana is a rare surname that belongs to members of a 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...

 caste in 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...

 known as 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...

. They are of the Chandravanshi sect. Kota Jampana belong to the Dhananjaya Gotra

Gotra

In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...

 and they descended from the "Kota Vamsa

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...

" 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

Eastern Chalukyas

Eastern Chalukyas were a South Indian dynasty whose kingdom was located in the present day Andhra Pradesh. Their capital was Vengi and their dynasty lasted for around 500 years from the 7th century until c. 1130 C.E. when the Vengi kingdom merged with the Chola empire...

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

The Jampana, Dantuluri

Dantuluri

Dantuluri is a surname of the Kshatriya Rajus clan who were descendents of the Kota Kings.. Kota Kings were an ancient ruling clan who ruled over small region of Andhra Pradesh with Dharanikota as their capital in the medieval period...

, Uppalapati, Pakalapati and Nallaparaju royal families of Dhananjaya Gotra, who were Zamindars of Rama-Chandra-Puram

Ramachandrapuram, East Godavari

Ramachandrapuram is a village and a municipality in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located about 20 km from Kakinada and about 10 km from Mandapeta. The famous temple of Lord Shiva at Draksharamam is located about 5 km from here...

, Mogalthur

Mogalthur

Mogalthur or Mogalturru is a village and mandal in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. 214A National High way crossed Palakol Narasapur and Mogalturu. The famous Lace Village Seetharampuram was near by.-Geography:...

, Kotapalli, Ghandavaram, Kuppili, Moida

Moida

Moida is a village panchayat in Nellimarla mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, India.Penumatsa Sambasiva Raju, the Zamindar of Modia is the longest serving MLA from Sathivada assembly constituency. He has been continuously elected to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly from 1967 till 2005....

and Mutta Talaga Chirala claim descent from Kota Vamsa (Dharanikota rulers).

Jampana (Kota Vamsa) History

Jampanas are Kota Vamsa Rajus

• Kota (Fort) + Vamsa (Dynasty)

After the fall of the Vengi

Vengi

The Vengi kingdom extended from the Godavari River in the north to Mount Mahendragiri in the southeast and to just south of the banks of River Krishna in the south of India. This area was part of Kalinga until that kingdom was conquered by Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire in the mid 3rd century...

 Chalukya empire Andhra was divided into a number of small dynasties. Amongst them were the Kalachuris, Pericchedi

Pericchedi

The Pericchedi Kings were an ancient ruling clan in Andhra and are ancestors of the Pusapati royal family. Paricchedis built Bezawada off the river Krishna by 626 AD and another capital in Kollipaka establishing themselves for nine centuries there.-History:Paricchedis were staunch patrons of Hindu...

s, Kakatiya

Kakatiya

The Kakatiya dynasty was an Indian dynasty that ruled most parts of what is now Andhra Pradesh, India from 1083 CE to 1323 CE, with Orugallu , now Warangal , as its capital. Orugallu is also called 'Eka Sila Nagaram'...

s, Chagi

Chagi

The Chagi were an ancient ruling dynasty of Andhra Pradesh who ruled over Natavadi region with Gudimetla as there Capital. Chagis were Suryavanshi Kshatriyas of Vasishta gotra and are ancestors of Sagi and Vatsavai clans of Kshatriya Rajus of Andhra...

s and the kings of Kota clan (Kota Vamsa

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...

). The Kota kings ruled a small part 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...

 (Guntur district

Guntur district

Guntur district is located in Andhra Pradesh along the east coast of Bay of Bengal. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilometers. Guntur City is the largest city in the district and administrative center of Guntur District. The district is a major center for learning.-Etymology:There are...

) 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 :...

/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

Eastern Chalukyas

Eastern Chalukyas were a South Indian dynasty whose kingdom was located in the present day Andhra Pradesh. Their capital was Vengi and their dynasty lasted for around 500 years from the 7th century until c. 1130 C.E. when the Vengi kingdom merged with the Chola empire...

, 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
   Gondi
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2. Antarvedipalem
3. Pulidindi
   Pulidindi
   Pulidindi is a village in Atreyapuram Mandal in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh State in Republic of India. The population is 1200 . It is located at the middle of the Godavari River delta.-Attractions:...
   
   
4. Atreyapuram
5. Ubalanka
6. Merlapalem
7. Gedellanka(near mummidivaram)

West Godavari

1. Duvva
2. Bhimavaram

Some families are in Vizianagaram

Vizianagaram

Vizianagaram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of north-eastern Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Vizianagaram district was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. It is, at present, the largest municipality of...

.

Raju Gotrams

The Rajus belong to these Four Gotrams:

1. Vasistha
   Vasistha
   Vashist in the seventh, i.e the present Manvantara, and the Rajpurohit / Rajguru of the Suryavansha or Solar Dynasty. He was the mānasaputra of Brahma. He had in his possession the divine cow Kamadhenu, and Nandini her child, who could grant anything to their owners...
   
   
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.