History

Stone carvings of Amaravathi kings

The present-day capital region includes the ancient Amaravati. The area has been ruled by
the Mauryas, Satavahanas, Ikshvakus, Vishnukundina, Pallavas, Telugu
Cholas, Kakatiyas, Delhi Sultanate, Musunuri Nayaks, Bahmani Sultanate, Vijayanagara Empire,
Sultanate of Golconda and Mughal Empire successively before the founding of the Nizam of
Hyderabad in 1724. It was ceded to France in 1750 but was captured by England in 1759.
Guntur returned to the Nizamate in 1768 but was ceded to England again in 1788. It was briefly
occupied by Hyder Ali. It was then ruled by Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu. It was part of Madras
Presidency during the British colonial period.
As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act (2014), Hyderabad became the capital of the
then newly formed state of Telangana, post bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. However, Hyderabad
would remain as the joint capital of both states for a period of time not exceeding ten years.
Hence, Amaravati is being built to serve as the capital of Andhra Pradesh.

Foundation
The foundation for the city was laid at Uddandarayunipalem on 22 October 2015. The Prime
Minister of India Narendra Modi，the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu
Naidu，the Chief Minister of Telangana Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao，the Japanese minister
for economy，trade and industry Yosuke Takagi，and the Singaporean Minister for Trade and
Industry S. Iswaran laid the foundation for the city

Seat of government of Andhra Pradesh[edit]

The majority of departments and officials of the Andhra Pradesh State Government are
functioning from interim facilities located in the Velagapudi area of Amaravati, with only a
skeleton staff remaining behind in Hyderabad.[12] In April 2016, the office of the Chief Minister of
Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu started its operations from Velagapudi. The Andhra
Pradesh Legislature remained in Hyderabad until March 2017, when it relocated to newly
constructed interim legislative buildings in Velagapudi