Amaravati is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Amaravati mandal of Guntur revenue division It is located on the banks of Krishna River, north of Guntur City.
Amaravati has been chosen as one of the heritage cities for Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana scheme of.
The recorded history of Amaravati and nearby Dharanikota dates to 2nd century BCE. It was the capital of Satavahanas who ruled from 2nd century BCE to 3rd century CE. After the decline of Satavahanas, Andhra Ikshvakus and later Pallava kings ruled Krishna river valley.
Subsequently, Eastern Chalukyas and Telugu Cholasheld sway over the region. Kota Kings were in control of Amaravati during the medieval times. Kota kings were subdued by Kakatiyas in 11th century CE and Amaravati became part of the unified Telugu empire.
The Skanda Purana gives a picture of the place and the Siva temple located here.Amaravathi Stupa relief at ChennaiMuseum, India Amaravati was part of Delhi Sultanate, Musunuri Nayaks, Bahmani Sultanate, Vijayanagara Empire, Sultanate ofGolconda and Mughal Empire successively before the founding of the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1724. It was ceded toFrance 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 part of Madras Presidency during the British colonial period.