Kodagu also known by its anglicised former name of Coorg, is an administrative district in Karnataka, India. It occupies an area in the Western Ghats of southwestern Karnataka.
The Kodavas were the earliest agriculturists in Kodagu & have large parts covered with coffee plantations. During this time, South Indian dynasties such as the Kadambas, the Gangas, the Cholas, the Chalukyas, the Rastrakutas, the Hoysalas and the Vijaynagar Rayas ruled over Kodagu.
Kodavas being known in India as "brave warriors" and members of the Indian warrior caste, Kodagu did not have indigenous rulers as the Kodavas failed to evolve political consensus.
