Political; Attitude of the Telugus Towards Christianity

salvation have not taken deep root among them during the first three centuries in the Nizam’s Dominion. The reason could be political, the attitude of the Telugus towards Christianity and the lack of missionaries to spread the Faith. POLITICAL In the 16th century, the present day Andhra Pradesh was divided among the many kingdoms. Most of the land was in the muslim kingdoms and the southern part of Andhra Pradesh was under the Bisnagar kingdom. The idea that religion of the Ruler should determine the religion of the subjects accepted in the XVI century, was no exception to the greater part of Andhra Pradesh as it was under the Golconda and Bijapur kingdoms. The Prophet ‘Allah’ gained more followers than Christ in these parts. The missionaries tried to penetrate into these kingdoms, but without much success. The rulers were frequently at war with each other, with the result that the missionaries found it difficult to penetrate into the interior. ATTITUDE OF THE TELUGUS TOWARDS CHRISTIANITY At the beginning of the 16th century the missionaries who came in contact with the Telugus, found them rather inimical to Christianity, although by nature they are very kind and sympathetic, due to the instigation of the Brahmin gurus. The Hindus argued that as it is not