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  4. Telugu (తెలుగు లిపి)
Title

తెలుగు లిపి

Telugu (తెలుగు లిపి)

Telugu lipi

Telugu

DescriptionTelugu is a Brahmic abugida script evolved from Kadamba-Pallava scripts during Eastern Chalukya period (7th-12th c. CE). Has 16 vowels and 36 consonants. Gained prominence under Kakatiya dynasty (1158-1324 CE) when Telugu replaced Kannada in royal inscriptions, reflecting political independence. Extensively found in Vijayanagara inscriptions (~7,000 total, Telugu/Kannada/Tamil/Sanskrit mix). Characterized by rounded letter forms influenced by palm leaf writing. Similar to Kannada due to shared Kadamba origin.
Script ID
INHF-SCP-7392856104-00:00:25:02:01:26-TELU
URI
https://www.inheritage.foundation/aat/script/telugu
API URL
https://inheritage.foundation/api/v1/aat/scripts/telugu

Metadata

Script Family
Brahmic
Status
active
Direction
left-to-right
ISO 15924
Telu
Unicode Range
U+0C00–U+0C7F
Regions
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Karnataka (historical)
Tamil Nadu (historical)
Time Periods
7th-12th century CE (Eastern Chalukya period emergence)
12th-14th century CE (Kakatiya period prominence)
14th-17th century CE (Vijayanagara period)
Modern period (post-17th century)
Dynasties
Eastern Chalukya (7th-12th c.)
Kakatiya (1135-1324 CE)
Vijayanagara (1336-1646 CE)
Reddy dynasties (14th-16th c.)