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==History==
[[File:Vijayawada KrishnaRiver 1943 picture.JPG|thumb|150px|left|Vijayawada, (then Bezawada) in 1943]]
The discovery of [[Stone Age]] artifacts and remains along the banks of the river from [[Machilipatnam]] to [[Nagarjuna Sagar]] indicates that this area was inhabited at that time.
The famous Chinese traveler [[Xuanzang]] (Hsuan-tsang) visited this place in 639 AD, when Buddhism was at its zenith in the region. Kings Choda Gangadeva and Ananga Bhimadeva of the [[Eastern Ganga dynasty]] in the 12th century, whose capital was near modern [[Bhubaneswar]] and who built the [[Lingaraj temple]], had re-annexed a considerable part of the modern Andhra region and marched up to [[Krishna River]] but could not cross the wide river. He established a town 'Bijaya Bahuda'([[Oriya language|Oriya]]) which means 'return after winning' which became known as Vijayawada.
According to Vishnu Puranam, King Madhava Varma built the kingdom of Vijayawada and he was the ancestor of Poosapati Kings of Vizianagaram. He also built the [[Kanaka Durga Temple|Holy Temple of Kanaka Durga]] in Indrakiladri.<ref>http://vijayawadaonline.com/history.html</ref>
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