The present study aims at dealing with the History and Contribution of the Zamindars in the Visakhapatnam Region that lived as contemporaries of or in succession to the Qutb - Shahis of Golkonda and British East India Companies. It can be said that till now no work of relative importance has been drawn to assess the History and Contribution of those Zamindari Families. The Subject Matter is divided into Six Chapters (excluding conclusion). This book makes a thorough study of the Individual Zamindari families, their geneology and chronology, relations with the other contemporary Zamindars, society, economy and literary patronage of those families. A resume of the contributions of those families is made in the Conclusion. The geneological table of the Zamindari families is appended to the work for easy reference.